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- Talk
- 23/09/2021
- UK
Defining the Patient Acceptable Symptom State Using the Forgotten Joint Score 12 Following Hip Arthroscopy
Description
The presentation features Tom Williamson, a junior doctor in Edinburgh, who discusses his study on defining the patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) using the Forgotten Joint Score 12 (FJS-12) following hip arthroscopy. He begins by outlining the common issue of femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) as a cause of hip pain among young, active individuals, leading to arthroscopic procedures after non-operative treatments fail. Tom elaborates on the significance of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in assessing treatment responses.
He explains the FJS-12—utilized both in orthopedic settings and particularly validated in hip arthroscopy—focusing on joint awareness as a distinct metric from pain or function, scored from 0 to 100, where 100 indicates no awareness of the joint. Tom shares specific findings from their retrospective review of patients post-surgery, revealing strong correlations between preoperative factors such as BMI, quality of life, and the outcomes measured by the FJS-12, with a PASS threshold determined at 38.5 out of 100. This threshold exhibited excellent discriminatory power, demonstrating sensitivity and specificity in determining successful outcomes.
Tom concludes that these findings enhance understanding of joint awareness post-arthroscopy and provide a framework for better clinical decision-making tailored to individual patient conditions. Following his presentation, he engages in a Q&A session, addressing how these metrics could influence future clinical practices surrounding FAI treatments.