2022
Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity
Kostic A, Leifer V, Gong Y, Robinson M, Collins J, Neogi T, Messier S, Hunter D, Selzer F, Suter L, Katz J, Losina E. Cost‐Effectiveness of Surgical Weight‐Loss Interventions for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Class III Obesity. Arthritis Care & Research 2022, 75: 491-500. PMID: 35657632, PMCID: PMC9827536, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyClass III obesityUsual careLifetime costsHealth care sector perspectiveProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life expectancyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelSurgical weight loss interventionsLong-term clinical benefitKnee OA patientsKnee osteoarthritis patientsSensitivity analysisSustainable weight lossWeight loss interventionWorse knee painKnee replacement outcomesPolicy modelSector perspectiveTotal knee replacement outcomesGastric bypassKnee painOpioid use
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