Change in willingness for surgery and risk of joint replacement after an education and exercise program for hip/knee osteoarthritis: A longitudinal cohort study of 55,059 people
Becoming unwilling for joint replacement surgery following an education and exercise program for hip and knee osteoarthritis could reduce the number of joint replacement surgeries by 20% at 5 years post-intervention, with the possibility of maintaining most of this reduction up to 9 years post-intervention. Interventions that can shift willingness to undergo surgery may thus result in relevant delays and reductions in future joint replacements.
Authors
- Kim Louise Bennell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4982-5639)
- Rana Shane Hinman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6368-9456)
- Michelle Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2024-4945)
- Belinda Joan Lawford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0392-6058)
- Andrea Dell’Isola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0319-458X)
- Ali Kiadaliri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4254-9099)
- Martin Englund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3320-2437)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Lund University (SE)
- Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004577
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.67
Funders
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Greta och Johan Kocks stiftelser
- National Health and Medical Research Council