2011
Cost-effectiveness of Adding Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Rheumatoid Arthritis Management
Suter LG, Fraenkel L, Braithwaite RS. Cost-effectiveness of Adding Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Rheumatoid Arthritis Management. JAMA Internal Medicine 2011, 171: 657-667. PMID: 21482840, PMCID: PMC4047037, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioMagnetic resonance imagingStandard risk stratificationCost-effectiveness ratioLifetime incremental cost-effectiveness ratioEarly rheumatoid arthritisRisk stratificationRheumatoid arthritisAggressive treatmentResonance imagingBaseline radiographic erosionsRA-related costsEarly RA patientsMonths of diseaseRheumatoid arthritis managementStandard treatment protocolHigh-risk individualsProbabilistic sensitivity analysesDecision analysis modelRadiographic erosionsRA patientsDisease courseArthritis managementMRI specificityClinical markers
2009
Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis
Suter LG, Fraenkel L, Losina E, Katz JN, Gomoll AH, Paltiel AD. Medical decision making in patients with knee pain, meniscal tear, and osteoarthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism 2009, 61: 1531-1538. PMID: 19877094, PMCID: PMC2804854, DOI: 10.1002/art.24893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArthroscopic partial meniscectomyMeniscal tearsKnee painInternational Knee Documentation Committee scoreMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indicatorsObtainable clinical informationDegenerative meniscal tearsIndividuals ages 45Mean incremental gainIKDC scoreNonoperative managementAge 45Preoperative informationPartial meniscectomyClinical informationOsteoarthritisPainTearsLower likelihoodHigher likelihoodAlternative thresholdsMedical decisionsScoresIncremental gainPatients