Health Technology Assessment of Hip Arthroplasty -- International Variation in Hip Replacement Rates -- Health Technology Assessment of Hip Replacement -- The Economics Perspective on Joint Replacement and Equity -- The Cost of the Procedure -- Trends in Hip Replacement Rates -- Indication for Hip Replacement -- Appropriateness -- Radiographic Assessment of Indications to Total Hip Replacement -- Patients' Views on Total Joint Replacement in the UK -- Population Requirements for Primary Hip-Replacement Surgery in England -- Outcome Measurement -- What are the Outcomes after Joint Replacement? -- Outcomes Of Hip Replacement Vary -- Evaluation of the Implant -- Result Anaslysis of Hip Arthroplasty Registers -- The Patient's View -- The Perspectives When Assessing Function in Patients With Osteoarthritis -- Conclusion
Summary
Provides readers with an understanding of the key issues that dictate the provision of total hip replacement, one of the cost-effective procedures available within health care. This title offers a multinational and multidisciplinary approach
