The influence of multimorbidity on the management of patients with hip osteoarthritis

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Background & Aims

Osteoarthritis of the hip is a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. There is no successful disease modifying therapy, and treatment primarily consists of pain management with total hip replacement for advanced symptomatic disease. The success of total hip replacement may be evaluated through of a number of complementary outcomes, including the risks of complications, the need for further surgery, and the improvement in pain, function and quality of...

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Authors: Ferguson, R

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-54a1dryzk
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Complication; Function; Osteoarthritis; Total hip replacement; Multimorbidity
• Subjects: Osteoarthritis; Comorbidity; Total hip replacement