Total hip replacement outcomes: does psoriasis matter?

Total hip replacement (THR).

The authors present history, indications and complications of total hip replacement in 206 patients in a period of 10 months. They compare the rate of complications with published data. They present pre-operative examination, prophylaxis and specific problems in their conditions.

Total hip replacement.

Predictors of outcomes of recovery following total hip replacement surgery

OBJECTIVES To investigate psychosocial and biomedical outcomes following total hip replacement (THR) and to identify predictors of recovery from THR. METHODS Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) on the waiting list for primary THR in North West England were assessed pre-operatively and at six and 12 months post-operatively to investigate psychosocial and biomedical outcomes. Psychosocial outcome...

Consistency in patient-reported outcomes after total hip replacement

Purpose - The primary objective in this study was to describe the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) of total hip replacement (THR) patients 6 years after index surgery. Second, we sought to analyze how the preoperative, 1- and 6-year outcomes were associated. Patients and methods - By assessing the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register (SHAR), 15,755 patients with complete follow-up were in...

Obesity in total hip arthroplasty—does it really matter?

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Discussion persists as to whether obesity negatively influences the outcome of hip arthroplasty. We performed a meta-analysis with the primary research question of whether obesity has a negative effect on short- and long-term outcome of total hip arthroplasty. METHODS We searched the literature and included studies comparing the outcome of hip arthroplasty in different ...