Do Personalized Recovery Trajectories Enhance the Utility of Patient-reported Outcome Measures After Orthopaedic Surgery?

A study published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research examined whether individualized recovery trajectories can improve how patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are interpreted following orthopedic surgery. Rather than comparing patients against population averages, personalized trajectory models may offer clinicians more meaningful benchmarks for evaluating each patient's progress. This approach could have direct implications for how physical therapists monitor and adjust rehabilitation plans based on PROM data.

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