The Sharp/van der Heijde method out-performed the Larsen/Scott method on the individual patient level in assessing radiographs in early rheumatoid arthritis

Determination of the minimal clinically

Determination of the minimal clinically important difference in rheumatoid arthritis joint damage of the Sharp/van der Heijde and Larsen/Scott scoring methods by clinical experts and comparison with the smallest detectable difference

✍ Karin Bruynesteyn; Désirée van der Heijde; Maarten Boers; Ariane Saudan; Paul Pe 📂 Article 📅 2002 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 73 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract ## Objective To assess the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in joint damage on hand and foot radiographs of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as assessed with the Sharp/van der Heijde and Larsen/Scott methods, and to study how the smallest detectable differenc