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. 2011 Jul 5:2011:910392.
doi: 10.5402/2011/910392. eCollection 2011.

Patient-Perceived Quality of Life after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Elective versus Traumatological Surgery

Alessandro Aprato  1 , Alessandro Massè  1 , Francesco Caranzano  2 , Renato Matteotti  3 , Patrick Pautasso  4 , Walter Daghino  3 , Michael Kain  5 , Giorgio Governale  1
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Patient-Perceived Quality of Life after Total Hip Arthroplasty: Elective versus Traumatological Surgery

Alessandro Aprato et al. ISRN Orthop. .

Abstract

Purpose. The aim was to evaluate and compare patient's health-related quality of life after THA for osteoarthritis and femoral neck fracture. The postoperative outcome was retrospectively evaluated in patients who underwent THA with an intracapsular femoral neck fracture (Group A) or with an hip osteoarthritis (Group B). Methods. Length discrepancy was measured on postoperative X-rays. Study groups were compared as to age, results of WOMAC and SF-36 tests, limb length discrepancy (LLD) by independent group t-test. Correlations between LLD and results obtained atWOMAC test were performed. 117 patients were enrolled. The 2 groups were similar as to age, type of implanted stem and sex. Mean follow up was 2,4 years for group A and 2,3 years for group B. Results. WOMAC score was found higher in group A in all items examinated. Correlation tests did not indicate a statistically significant linear relationship between LLD and WOMAC score in both groups. Conclusions. Patients who received THA for arthritis have better perception of quality of life than traumatologic patients. Although LLD should always be strongly considered by the surgeons performing a THA, LLD alone can't be considered as an indicator of patient dissatisfaction or clinical bad result after a 2-year followup.

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Single item's results at Womac test.
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Womac score: dimension's results.
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Results at SF-36 test.
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