Impaired quality of life 10 to 20 years after primary hip arthroplasty.
The functional results in terms of quality of life 10 to 20 years after cemented total hip arthroplasty due to primary arthrosis were evaluated in 187 patients with nonrevised hips by use of the Nottingham Health Profile questionnaire. Function was impaired compared with age- and sex-matched random control subjects.
Franzén
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Department of Orthopaedics, Lund University Hospital, Sweden.
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Nilsson
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002484:Cementation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012494:Sampling Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors