Does total hip arthroplasty benefit patients with minimal radiological osteoarthritis?

Aims: The effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for patients with no or minimal radiological signs of osteoarthritis (OA) is unclear. In this study, we aimed to: 1) assess the outcome of such patients; 2) identify patient comorbidities and CT or MRI findings which predicted outcome; and 3)...

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Published in:	Bone & Joint Open
Main Authors:	Kartik Logishetty, Jeroen C. F. Verhaegen, Shannon Tse, Tim Maheswaran, Max Fornasiero, Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah, Jonathan B. Hutt, Johan D. Witt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2025-03-01
Subjects:	total hip arthroplasty early osteoarthritis hip ct osteoarthritis (oa) total hip arthroplasty (tha) hips comorbidities oxford hip score (ohs) patient-reported outcome measures (proms) joint space narrowing visual analogue scale mri scans hypermobility
Online Access:	https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.63.BJO-2024-0103.R1

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