title: A review of the clinical approach to persistent pain following total hip replacement.
abstract: Total hip arthroplasty is effective in reducing pain and improving functional outcome for a variety of hip pathologies. Approximately 27% patients, however, complain of pain at 6 months' follow-up following surgery. The pain may worsen over time and can become severe and chronic in around 4% of patients who ultimately require revision surgery. Therefore, it is important for clinicians to comprehensively assess patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty in order to identify the underlying pathology of a painful hip and then offer prompt treatment. Causes of hip pain after total hip arthroplasty are analysed in this article, as well as the systematic approach to evaluation and appropriate diagnostic investigations.
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Princess Margaret Hospital, Laichikok, Hong Kong.
authors: Y F
authors: YF
authors: Lam
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Chan
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Fu
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Yan
authors: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
authors: K Y
authors: KY
authors: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D010808:Physical Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Arthroplasty, replacement, hip/methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pain management