Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete
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Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb · Sep 2006
Comparative Study Controlled Clinical Trial[Comparative analysis of patient-centered outcome of total hip and knee arthroplasty].
The aim of the present study was a comparative investigation of the functional improvement reported by patients suffering from primary osteoarthritis of the knee or hip undergoing total joint replacement and assessed at 3 months. ⋯ We conclude that patients with hip replacement show more improvement 3 months after the surgery than patients with knee replacement. Furthermore, it was seen that patients who were more disabled before surgery achieved more improvement than the less-disabled patients. However, they did not achieve the level of the less disabled patients. Thus, the recommendation that total joint replacement should be performed as late as possible should be reviewed.