OARSI recommended performance-based tests to assess physical function in people diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.05.002
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Dobson F, Hinman RS, Roos EM, Abbott JH, Stratford P, Davis AM, et al. OARSI recommended performance-based tests to assess physical function in people diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2013;21(8):1042-52. DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2013.05.002 Source examined: Article body complete; consensus methodology, not threshold validation.
Dobson F, Hinman RS, Roos EM, Abbott JH, Stratford P, Davis AM, et al. OARSI recommended performance-based tests to assess physical function in people diagnosed with hip or knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and cartilage. 2013;21(8):1042-52. DOI 10.1016/j.joca.2013.05.002 Source examined: Original article body retrieved.
Conditions: COND-KOA Knee osteoarthritis, COND-THA Total hip arthroplasty
Scoped audit evidence
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Knee osteoarthritis
- access: fulltext_body_institutional
Knee osteoarthritis — gait
- current access: fulltext_body_institutional
- verification depth: body
The recommended minimum three tests and full five-test set match. The 40 m protocol excludes turning time. This consensus is not an independent validation of thresholds.
Source locator: Methods; recommended set and protocol table
Limitations: Source-group appraisal. A supported source group does not turn every generic clinical recommendation into a validated decision rule.
Total hip arthroplasty
- current access class: original_body_or_pdf_available
- source version note: Version and incomplete-table limitations preserved in evidence notes.
Consensus core set is 30-second chair stand, 40-m fast walk and stair climb; TUG and 6 MWT additionally recommended. Four 10-m lengths, timing paused for turns; this differs from Kennedy two 20-m lengths. Recommendations cover hip/knee OA and arthroplasty, but do not supply universal postoperative thresholds.
Source locator: Results Phase 5; Discussion; Appendix 2 test descriptions
Limitations: Consensus guidance is not direct validation of every stage, aid or protocol. Substantive original material obtained; this is not proof of original report author access or every table/supplement being inspected.
Reports citing this source
- Gait assessment and prognosis in knee osteoarthritis · reference 1 · original reference
- Sit to stand assessment and prognosis after total hip arthroplasty · reference 1 · original reference
- Gait assessment and prognosis after total hip arthroplasty · reference 1 · original reference
Update record
- 2026-10-03: Created from the supplied reports and final scoped audit. New evidence should be appended with source version, access date, exact locator and affected report links.
Updating the wiki · Evidence and status guide
Linked knowledge pages
- TEST-30CST Thirty second chair stand
- TEST-40FPW Forty metre fast paced walk
Current knee-OA sit-to-stand audit addition
Access: full text body and protocol appendix.
Consensus selection of the minimal core set and the 43-cm chair protocol are confirmed. Consensus does not independently validate a universal count threshold.
Limit: As explicitly stated in access and assessment. Body availability is not a blanket verification of every cell.
New report reference 1: Sit to stand assessment and prognosis in knee osteoarthritis · Original citation
KOA STS claim checks · KOA sit to stand evidence boundaries