Rheumatology (Apr 2020)

An update on joint-specific outcome measures in total hip replacement

  • Łukasz Pulik,
  • Krzysztof Romaniuk,
  • Kaja Jaśkiewicz,
  • Paweł Wojtyński,
  • Paweł Łęgosz,
  • Paweł Małdyk

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5114/reum.2020.95366
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 58, no. 2
pp. 107 – 115

Abstract

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This is the latest review of joint-specific tools used to evaluate patients undergoing total hip replacement (THR) surgery, which is an effective treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis. Due to the large number and multitude of scales and their variants used, a critical assessment of the available tools is necessary. In the article, we briefly describe six different clinical tools: the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, the Harris Hip Score, the Oxford Hip Score, the Mayo Hip Score, and the Rheumatoid and Arthritis Outcome Score. We present the advantages and constraints of the different outcome measures, providing a helpful resource of information for clinical trials and for everyday routine evaluation.

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