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Partial knee replacement could be first choice for some patients with osteoarthritis

BMJ 2019; 367 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l5994 (Published 30 December 2019) Cite this as: BMJ 2019;367:l5994

Editorial

NIHR’s research signals in The BMJ

  1. Rob Cook, clinical director1,
  2. Peter Davidson, clinical adviser2,
  3. Alicia White, analyst manager1
  4. on behalf of NIHR Dissemination Centre
  1. 1Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit healthcare, London, UK
  2. 2Wessex Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
  1. Correspondence to R Cook rob.cook{at}bazian.com

The study

Beard D, Davies L, Cook J, et al. The clinical and cost-effectiveness of total versus partial knee replacement in patients with medial compartment osteoarthritis (TOPKAT): 5-year outcomes of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2019;394:746-56.

The study was funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (project number 08/14/08).

To read the full NIHR Signal, go to https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000824/partial-knee-replacement-could-be-first-choice-in-some-patients

Footnotes

  • Contributor: Anna Sayburn.

  • All authors contributed to development and review of this summary, as part of the wider NIHR Signals editorial team. RC is guarantor.

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  • Competing interestsThe BMJ has judged that there are no disqualifying financial ties to commercial companies. The authors declare the following other interests: none

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