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Bone & Joint Open
Vol. 3, Issue 3 | Pages 196 - 204
4 Mar 2022
Is rationing of total hip arthroplasty justified? Working to optimize patient accessibility to surgery using long-term patient-reported outcome data
Walker RW Whitehouse SL Howell JR Hubble MJW Timperley AJ Wilson MJ Kassam AM
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Aims

The aim of this study was to assess medium-term improvements following total hip arthroplasty (THA), and to evaluate what effect different preoperative Oxford Hip Score (OHS) thresholds for treatment may have on patients’ access to THA and outcomes.

Methods

Patients undergoing primary THA at our institution with an OHS both preoperatively and at least four years postoperatively were included. Rationing thresholds were explored to identify possible deprivation of OHS improvement.