Lower limb arthroplasty: can we produce a tool to predict outcome and failure, and is it cost-effective? An epidemiological study
Arden N., Altman D., Beard D., Carr A., Clarke N., Collins G., Cooper C., Culliford D., Delmestri A., Garden S., Griffin T., Javaid K., Judge A., Latham J., Mullee M., Murray D., Ogundimu E., Pinedo-Villanueva R., Price A., Prieto-Alhambra D., Raftery J.
Background Although hip and knee arthroplasties are considered to be common elective cost-effective operations, up to one-quarter of patients are not satisfied with the operation. A number of risk factors for implant failure are known, but little is known about the predictors of patient-reported outcomes.