Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS http://drbrinker.com Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS feed. . Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon http://drbrinker.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://drbrinker.com no Copyright 2005, Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:29:57 GMT Articles http://drbrinker.com/en/art/41/ <br> <h2>The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 11 No. 7 1996 </h2> <h3>Author: Mark R. Brinker, MD,&nbsp; Peter J. Lund, MD,Dennis D. Cox, PhD, and Robert L. Barrack, MD </h3> <p>Click here to read the entire <a target="_blank" href="/attachments/articles/41/Demograph biases hip scores J Arthroplasty 1996.pdf"> published article by Dr Brinker</a></p> <br> <hr /> <div><br> </div> <div align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp; Currently, approximately 120,000 primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) are performed in North America each year [1]. With the increasing concerns related to the rising cost of health care (and the need for cost containment and cost-effectiveness), there has been a growing interest in outcome studies [2-4], and the need for validatedscoring instruments as a means of measuring outcomes has been recognized [5-101. Over the past four decades, numerous scoring systems have been used to assess the preoperative and postoperative status of individuals undergoing THA by assigning numerical scores based on a variety of factors, including pain, function, activities, and range of motion. These numerically based instruments have provided a basis for comparison of differing disease processes, patient populations, and types of treatment. Because these scoring systems are relatively convenient to use, they have enjoyed widespread approval throughout the orthopaedic community and have been the gold standard for clinical investigation of hip arthroplasty over the last 30 years. A number of recent studies, however, have critically analyzed various commonly used hip scoring...</div> <br><br>7-Nov-96 0:00 AM Demographic Biases Found in Scoring Instruments of Total Hip Arthroplasty The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 11 No. 7 1996 Author: Mark R. Brinker, MD, Peter J. Lund, MD,Dennis D. Cox, PhD, and Robert L. Barrack, MD Click here to read the entire published article by Dr Brinker Currently, approximately 120,000 primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs) are performed in North America each year [1]. With the increasing concerns related to the rising cost of health care (and the need for cost containment and cost-effectiveness), there has been a growing interest in outcome studies [2-4], and the need for validatedscoring instruments as a means of measuring outcomes has been recognized [5-101. Over the past four decades, numerous scoring systems have been used to assess the preoperative and postoperative status of individuals undergoing THA by assigning numerical scores based on a variety of factors, including pain, function, activities, and range of motion. These numerically based instruments have provided a basis for comparison of differing disease processes, patient populations, and types of treatment. Because these scoring systems are relatively convenient to use, they have enjoyed widespread approval throughout the orthopaedic community and have been the gold standard for clinical investigation of hip arthroplasty over the last 30 years. A number of recent studies, however, have critically analyzed various commonly used hip scoring... no http://drbrinker.com/en/art/41/ Thu, 07 Nov 1996 06:00:00 GMT