THA Indications
A 58-year-old accountant presents with 3 years of progressive right hip pain. The pain is worse with activity and relieved by rest. He takes regular paracetamol and occasionally uses NSAIDs. He has a body mass index of 28 kg/m2 and well-controlled type 2 diabetes. Radiographs show Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3 osteoarthritis with joint space narrowing, osteophytes, and subchondral sclerosis. He is able to walk 500 metres before needing to stop due to pain. Regarding indications for total hip arthroplasty:
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The primary indication for THA is pain and functional limitation from hip arthritis that has failed ...
Conservative management that should typically be trialled before THA includes weight loss if overwei...
There is a minimum age requirement of 65 years for THA to be considered appropriate; patients under ...
Primary osteoarthritis is the most common indication for THA, followed by inflammatory arthritis (rh...
This patient has moderate symptoms with radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis; he may benefit from...
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