Cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty versus resurfacing arthroplasty: economic evaluation alongside a clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: To report on the relative cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty (replacement of articular surface of femoral head only) in patients with severe arthritis suitable for hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty. Cost-effectiveness analysis on an intention-to-treat basis of a single-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial of 126 adult patients within 12 months of treatment. Missing data were imputed using multiple imputations with differences in baseline quality of life and gender adjusted using regression techniques. A large teaching hospital trust in the UK. A total of 126 adult patients with severe arthritis of the hip joint suitable for a resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip. Data were received for 126 patients, 4 of whom did not provide any resource u

SUBMITTER: Edlin R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3488749 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature