Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47214#.VFw2uWfHRK0 Author(s) Shin-ichi Konno , Miho Sekiguchi Affiliation(s) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan . Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan . ABSTRACT As the environment surrounding healthcare continues to evolve, there is a need to revise outcome assessment criteria. A shift is being demanded in diagnosis and treatment outcome assessment practices from objective to subjective assessment and from evaluation by doctors to assessment that is based on the patient’s own perspective. Therefo...
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