Observational Study
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World J Orthop. Dec 18, 2016; 7(12): 826-831
Published online Dec 18, 2016. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i12.826
Effect of introducing an online system on the follow-up of elbow arthroplasty
Jetske Viveen, Ante Prkic, Bertram The, Koen L M Koenraadt, Denise Eygendaal
Jetske Viveen, Ante Prkic, Bertram The, Denise Eygendaal, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, 4818 CK Breda, The Netherlands
Koen L M Koenraadt, Foundation for Orthopedic Research, Care & Education, Amphia Hospital, 4818 CK Breda, The Netherlands
Denise Eygendaal, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam-Zuidoost, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Viveen J data collection and drafting the article; Prkic A drafting the article; The B critical revision of the article; Koenraadt KLM data analysis and interpretation and critical revision of the article; Eygendaal D critical revision of the article and final approval of the version to be published.
Institutional review board statement: The medical ethical committee waived ethical approval for the study as no new intervention or treatment was initiated.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors, their immediate families, and any research foundation with which they are affiliated have not received any financial payments or other benefits from any commercial entity related to the subject of this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Jetske Viveen, MSc, Upper Limb Unit, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amphia Hospital, Molengracht 21, 4818 CK Breda, The Netherlands. jetskeviveen@gmail.com
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Received: June 23, 2016
Peer-review started: June 27, 2016
First decision: August 11, 2016
Revised: August 22, 2016
Accepted: October 25, 2016
Article in press: October 27, 2016
Published online: December 18, 2016
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Core Tip

Core tip: Since the last decade, increasing attention is paid on patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) and several online follow-up systems became available to collect PROMs. The purpose of this article was to evaluate the introduction of a structured online follow-up system in order to facilitate analysis of data.