The Bone &
Joint Journal provides
the latest evidence to guide the clinical practice of orthopaedic
surgeons. The benefits of one intervention compared with another
are presented using outcome measures; some may be specific to a
limb or joint and some are more general health-related quality of
life measures. Readers will be familiar with many of these outcome
measures and will be able to judge the relative benefits of different interventions
when measured using the same outcome tool; for example, different treatments
for pain in the knee measured using a particular knee score. But,
how should readers compare outcomes between different clinical areas
using different outcome measures? This article explores the use
of standardised
