Other Priority 9 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY:  What tests are useful to monitor the progress of OA?  (JLA PSP Other Priority 9)
Overall ranking amongst other questions 9
JLA question ID 0041/29
Extra explanatory note Lack of standardisation e.g. radiograph, GPs don’t have ability to request skyline view of knee X-Rays which tracks changing clinical symptoms
Type of research; Longitudinal study, Quantitative
Population; Range of health professionals primary – secondary care including radiologists/imaging
Intervention; Standardisation of imaging
Outcomes; PROM scores, Inflammation markers, Reduction of pain/swelling, Oxford Hip and Knee scores, X-Ray – accuracy
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples How do you monitor the progression of the disease?  ~  Can we do a base line test and then test it again in the future to see if there have been any changes , either better or worse?  ~  What is the grading system and where am I on it?
Submitted by 3 patient/carers and 3 clinicians
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 52  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 26 February 2016