THE PROMISE OF COMPUTER ADAPTIVE TESTING IN COLLECTION OF ORTHOPAEDIC OUTCOMES: AN EVALUATION OF PROMIS UTILIZATION

The promise of computer adaptive testing in collection of orthopaedic outcomes: an evaluation of PROMIS utilization

Abstract Background A crucial component to improving patient care is better clinician understanding of patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL).In orthopaedic surgery, HRQoL assessment instruments such as the NIH developed Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS), provide surgeons with a framework to assess how a

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Comparative study on thermal-oxygen aging and tribological properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene sheet reinforced hydrogenated nitrile rubber composite materials

A comprehensive and comparative study of the thermal-oxygen aging and tribological properties of antioxidant 6PPD synergized with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene (GE)-reinforced hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR) composites was performed using molecular simulations and experiments.The results indicated that GE exhibits superior capabilities in

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