Clinical and cost effectiveness of hip arthroplasty
A comparison of the clinical effectiveness and the cost effectiveness of the MIS anterolateral approach (MIS Watson Jones, G3) versus anterolateral or posterolateral mini approaches in primary total hip arthroplasty: A prospective multi-centre randomized controlled trial.
Project Goals - What are we doing?
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate several clinical effectiveness measures in two different applications of MIS (MIS-AL versus either the Ant-M or the Post-M).
Research Outcomes - What will be achieved?
The development of minimally invasive surgery techniques that result in decreased recovery time after surgery may provide insight into cost-saving techniques.
Background - Why is this research important?
MIS techniques may reduce the morbidity and complications of surgery and may therefore be a significant benefit to the patient, as well as a cost-saving to the health care system. However, before they are widely adopted, there are a number of questions that must be answered regarding the choice of technique and the related clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness. At this time there is still a paucity of evidence in the orthopaedic literature to serve as a guide.
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