Hip rating scales: a clinical analysis.
Thirty patients were graded both before and after total hip replacement according to several hip-rating scales and the results compared. This comparison shows that a scale which keeps the various parameters of pain, motion and function, separating rather than integrating them, is more useful to the surgeon. Subgrading the patients into A, B and C is essential for functional comparisons.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis