- Recommendation ID
- NG226/12
- Question
Referral criteria for joint replacement: What are the most important indicators that someone with osteoarthritis (including shoulder osteoarthritis) would benefit from joint replacement? For example:
- presence of night pain
- non-response to non-pharmacological interventions
- joint instability symptoms
- presence of flares
- numerical summary scores.
- Any explanatory notes
(if applicable) For a short explanation of why the committee made the recommendation for research see the rationale section on referral for joint replacement.
Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review O: indicators for referral for possible joint replacement surgery.
Source guidance details
- Comes from guidance
- Osteoarthritis in over 16s: diagnosis and management
- Number
- NG226
- Date issued
- October 2022
Other details
| Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? | No |
| Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register? | No |
| Last Reviewed | 31/10/2022 |