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"""Outcome Measures In Orthopaedics And Orthopaedic Trauma"" is a combined edition of ""Outcome Measures in Orthopaedics"" and ""Outcome Measures in Trauma"", both published by Butterworth Heinemann. The ability to measure results is vital for effective medical practice, particularly in view of the increased emphasis on evidence-based medicine and the introduction of the NICE guidelines. Evaluation of the success or failure of treatment is not only of importance to the patient and practitioner, but also to the health administrator as health care costs increase. Orthopaedics and orthopaedic trauma are highly complex subjects that can prove difficult to quantify, but accurate measurement is required for setting standards of care and for assessing the severity of an injury. This publication helps the reader fulfill his or her role in outcome assessment by providing good references to sources of instruments and techniques used and assisting them in making an informed selection from the different scoring systems available. It should be of interest to orthopaedic and trauma surgeons, including trainees in preparation for their exit examinations, to A&E personnel and to lawyers, researchers and hospital administrators working in this area."

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This text gives an authoritative overview of instruments and techniques used for outcome measures with advice on their optimum usage...for anyone who is conducting clinical audit, research or is interested in standards of care and their measurement then this book provides an invaluable synopsis of this topic and a base line for further ideas and development. -- Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 20040901

This text gives an authoritative overview of instruments and techniques used for outcome measures with advice on their optimum usage...for anyone who is conducting clinical audit, research or is interested in standards of care and their measurement then this book provides an invaluable synopsis of this topic and a base line for further ideas and development. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

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Paul B. Pynsent, Director, Research and Teaching Centre, Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham; Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Medical Sciences, University of Birmingham; and Visiting Professor of Medical Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, UK Jeremy C.T. Fairbank, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford; and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedics, University of Oxford, UK Andrew J. Carr, Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford; and Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, UK

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