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Table 4 MCID by patient population and tertile of baseline VAS score

From: Determining the clinical importance of treatment benefits for interventions for painful orthopedic conditions

Patient population

Baseline pain on VAS 0–100 mm

30–49 mm

50–65 mm

>65 mm

Knee OA

11

27

37

Hip OA

7

24

30

Low back pain

9

19

29

  1. Data are MCID for improvement in pain (VAS 0–100 mm).
  2. Data are from Tubach et al. [10].