Inequalities in use of total hip arthroplasty for hip fracture: population based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether the use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) among individuals with a displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck is based on national guidelines or if there are systematic inequalities.

Design

Observational cohort study using the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD).

Setting

All hospitals that treat adults with hip fractures in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Participants

Patients within the national database (all aged ≥60) who received operative treatment for a non-pathological displaced intracapsular hip fracture from 1 July 2011 to 31 April 2015.

Main outcome measures

Provision of THA to patients considered eligible under criteria published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

SUBMITTER: Perry DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4849171 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature