ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2003
Predictors of patient relevant outcome after total hip replacement for osteoarthritis: a prospective study.
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- The Treatment of Cartilage Damage Using Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: A Systematic Review ofFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Pooled it
- Predictors of physical functioning after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2016Pooled it
- Preoperative predictors for outcomes after total hip replacement in patients with osteoarthritis: a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2016Pooled it
- [Personality and comorbidity: are there "difficult patients" in hip arthroplasty?].Der Orthopade · 2015Pooled it
- Effectiveness of physiotherapy exercise following total knee replacement: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Pooled it
- Hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review comparing standardized outcomes.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2014Pooled it
- EULAR evidence based recommendations for the management of hip osteoarthritis: report of a task force of the EULAR Standing Committee for International Clinical Studies Including Therapeutics (ESCISIT).Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2005Guideline
- What Is Important to the Younger Person (≤50 Years) When Having a Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Literature Review.Orthopedic nursingPooled it
- The effect of posterior and lateral approach on patient-reported outcome measures and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis, undergoing total hip replacement: a randomised controlled trial protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Trial
- Effect of pre-operative neuromuscular training on functional outcome after total knee replacement: a randomized-controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2013Trial
- Preoperative posterior pelvic tilt is associated with residual low back pain and inferior patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty.International orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Electromyography After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review of Neuromuscular Alterations and Functional Movement Patterns.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Diagnostic injections are predictive of similar improvements following total hip arthroplasty in patients with radiologically mild osteoarthritis.Bone & joint open · 2025Article
- The Outcome of Post-Surgical Hip Prosthesis Rehabilitation: Results from a Monocentric Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Influence of immigrant background on the outcome of total hip arthroplasty: better outcome in 280 native patients in Bosnia and Herzegovina than in 449 immigrants living in Sweden.Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy · 2024Article
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- Functional Ability, Psychological Factors, and Rehabilitation Outcomes After Elective Total Hip Replacement.Canadian journal of occupational therapy. Revue canadienne d'ergotherapie · 2023Article
- Free Hip Arthroplasty Templating Software - Does it Work?Arthroplasty today · 2023Article
- Risk Factors and Predictors for Functional Outcome and Complication Rate in Total Hip Arthroplasty through Minimally Invasive and Conventional Approaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of 41 Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Total hip arthroplasty for failed internal fixation of femoral neck fracture: a retrospective study with 2-14 years' follow-up of 345 patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate prospectively long term patient relevant outcomes after unilateral total hip replacement (THR) for osteoarthritis (OA). To identify non-responders to this intervention and patient related predictors of unsatisfactory outcome.
methodsA case-control study comparing health related quality of life of 219 patients (mean age 71) after THR with that of a matched reference group of 117 subjects without hip complaints recruited from the community. Patients and reference group answered SF-36 and WOMAC questionnaires preoperatively, at 3, 6, 12 months, and at 3.6 years (range 26-65 months) postoperatively. Supplementary questions were asked at the final follow up.
results198/211 (94%) of the patients and 83/109 (76%) of the reference group participated at the final follow up. At follow up, the only difference between the two groups in the SF-36 was physical function, where patients scored worse. Patients also reported worse WOMAC function. 31% of the patients had improved by <10/100 WOMAC score points for pain and/or function at final follow up, compared with preoperatively. More pain preoperatively and higher age and postoperative low back pain predicted a worse outcome in WOMAC function.
conclusion3.6 years after THR for OA, health related quality of life was similar for patients and reference group except for function, where patients had worse function. Higher age and more pain preoperatively predicted a poor outcome. Patients with hip OA with musculoskeletal comorbidities, such as low back pain and OA of the non-operated hip, have less long term functional improvement after THR.
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