Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	10367
Country	United States

Received	2014-03-28 10:38
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	How are those “lost to follow-up” patients really doing? A compliance comparison in arthroplasty patients
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jung Keun Choi, Jeffrey A Geller, David A Patrick Jr, Wenbao Wang and William Macaulay
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	William Macaulay, MD, Nas Eftekhar Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery, Center for Hip and Knee Replacement, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, United States. wm143@columbia.edu
Key Words	Total joint arthroplasty; Revision joint arthroplasty; Functional outcomes; Patient compliance; Patient follow-up
Core Tip	Following total joint arthroplasty, often patients are non-compliant with the surgeon requested follow-up protocol. This study aims to determine if there is a functional difference between patients who actively follow-up in office and those who are non-compliant with the visit protocol. Based on our results, patient compliance to routine follow-up visits at 12-24 mo post-operation does not lead to better patient-reported functional outcomes than those who are non-compliant. Additionally, older women are more likely to be compliant in adhering to surgeon post-operative follow-up instructions.
Publish Date	2015-01-20 11:19
Citation	Choi JK, Geller JA, Patrick Jr DA, Wang W, Macaulay W. How are those “lost to follow-up” patients really doing? A compliance comparison in arthroplasty patients. World J Orthop 2015; 6(1): 150-155
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v6/i1/150.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v6.i1.150

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