The Relationship Between Preoperative Oxford Hip and Knee Score and Change in Health-Related Quality of Life After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Can It Help Inform Rationing Decisions?

ABSTRACT:

Background

In countries with publicly funded health care, there is an increasing need for explicit rationing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The Oxford Hip and Knee Scores (OHS/OKS) have been used to set access thresholds for TJA despite not being developed for that purpose. The aim of this study was to determine whether preoperative OHS/OKS can aid rationing decisions by investigating the changes in general health-related quality of life after TJA.

Methods

OHS/OKS, Short Form-12, and Short Form-6D (SF-6D) scores were collected preoperatively and at 1 year postoperatively in a cohort of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA; n = 713) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA; n = 520). The association between preoperative OHS/OKS and postoperative score and the change i

SUBMITTER: Gwynne-Jones DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7502579 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature