Korean Medicine Patient Registry of Postoperative Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders (KPOP-MD): A Study Protocol

Korean Medicine Patient Registry of Postoperative Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders (KPOP-MD): A Study Protocol

To create an infrastructure that allows for the conduct of prospective, controlled studies comparing the effectiveness of diagnostic and treatment strategies for patients with musculoskeletal disorders after musculoskeletal operations

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 19 and over
• Those who have undergone musculoskeletal related surgery (corresponding to the disease classification code M00-99, S00-99) within 3 years
• voluntary applicant who has no problem with communicate with study associates or a mild cognitive impairment patient who scored higher than 23 points in Korean version of the montreal rating questionnaire with voluntary participation

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants in other clinical trials
• Those who are unlikely to be adhered to the schedule of clinical studies
• Those who are expected to have difficulty understanding and responding to research questionnaires such as illiteracy, mental and physical weakness