Does total hip arthroplasty benefit patients with minimal radiological osteoarthritis?
Despite high satisfaction levels, patients undergoing THA with minimal or no radiological OA had lower postoperative function than typical THA patients. We recommend obtaining low-dose CT imaging and a diagnostic hip injection to aid decision-making.
Authors
- Hariharan Subbiah Ponniah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5471-9120)
- Tim Maheswaran
- Jonathan Hutt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0402-2659)
- Jeroen Verhaegen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2254-9451)
- Kartik Logishetty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0469-9539)
- Massimiliano Fornasiero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-2741)
- Shannon Tse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-2377)
- Johan Witt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3855-7763)
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Antwerp University Hospital (BE)
- University College London (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.63.bjo-2024-0103.r1
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44