title: Total hip arthroplasty in young females with congenital dislocation of the hip, radically improves their long-term quality of life.
abstract: Eighty-two female patients with low dislocation (67 hips) or high dislocation (48 hips) were assessed using clinical scores and EQ-5D quality of life (QoL) questionnaire. Assessment was performed at the first to secondyear postoperatively and at the final follow-up, after a minimum of 12 years (12-37). Patients reported with a high EQ-5D health state VAS scale, VAS index and TTO index at 1 to 2 years follow-up (94,21/0,907/0,931) that remained considerably high despite the long-term follow-up (73,8/0,721/0,746). The scores for pain and range of motion presented with a statistically significant improvement at 1 to 2 years postoperatively and at the time of final follow-up. Function scores have declined with age. Total hip arthroplasty in CHD patients radically improves QoL for a long period of time.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Orthopaedic Department, KAT Hospital, Athens, Hellenic Republic.
authors.forename: Nikolaos T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Roidis
authors.forename: Athanasios P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Pollalis
authors.forename: George C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Hartofilakidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: congenital hip disease; hip arthroplasty; quality of life; revision hip arthroplasty