Associations between preoperative Oxford hip and knee scores and costs and quality of life of patients undergoing primary total joint replacement in the NHS England: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess how costs and quality of life (measured by EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D)) before and after total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) vary with age, gender and preoperative Oxford hip score (OHS) and Oxford knee score (OKS).

Design

Regression analyses using prospectively collected data from clinical trials, cohort studies and administrative data bases.

Setting

UK secondary care.

Participants

Men and women undergoing primary THR or TKR. The Hospital Episode Statistics data linked to patient-reported outcome measures included 602 176 patients undergoing hip or knee replacement who were followed up for up to 6 years. The Knee Arthroplasty Trial included 2217 patients undergoing TKR who were followed up for 12 years. The Clinic

SUBMITTER: Eibich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898298 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature