The effect of rheumatoid arthritis on patient-reported outcomes following knee and hip replacement: evidence from routinely collected data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare outcomes of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) for individuals with RA and OA.

Methods

We performed a cohort study using routinely collected data. Oxford Knee Score, Oxford Hip Score, and EuroQol 5-dimension 3-level (EQ-5D-3L) questionnaires were collected before and 6 months after surgery. Multivariable regressions were used to estimate the association between diagnosis and post-operative scores after controlling for pre-operative scores and patient characteristics.

Results

Study cohorts included 2070 OA and 142 RA patients for TKR and 2030 OA and 98 RA patients for THR. Following TKR, the median Oxford Knee Score was 37 [interquartile range (IQR) 29-43] for OA and 36 (27-42) for RA while the median EQ-5D-3L was 0.76 (0

SUBMITTER: Burn E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6532447 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature