What is it about?
This is part of an annual update on trends and advances made in the area of hip replacement treatment. This information is part of the 2015 report. The areas of focus included Outcomes of Hip Replacement Surgery (readmission rates); Surgical Decision-Making and Risk Reduction (prediction of relative risk); Factors and Practices that May Alter Outcomes and Complications Following Total Hip Replacement (THR) (spinal anesthesia compared with general anesthesia, obesity, obstructive sleep apnea, surgical care improvement project, SCIP, transfusion and blood management, suction drainage, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, infection, pain prevention/overall patient experience following THR); Surgical Advances in THR (cemented/cementless fixation, demand matching of implants, bearings, modularity); and Outcomes Reporting and Total Joint Registries.
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Why is it important?
More than ever, there is a growing emphasis on the assessment and documentation of the outcomes of surgery, not only clinically but also from the perspective of the patient experience. There are now additional pressures to minimize costs of the procedure, decrease complications and reduce the readmission rate, all responsibilities that traditionally were not within the previously defined roles of the surgeon. This review describes these new findings and how they may impact THR in the future.
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This page is a summary of: What’s New in Hip Replacement, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, September 2015, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.,
DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.o.00526.
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