10-Year natural course of early hip osteoarthritis in middle-aged persons with hip pain: a CHECK study.
Annemaria C van BerkelDieuwke SchiphofJan H WaarsingJos RunhaarJohn M van OchtenPatrick J E BindelsSita M A Bierma-ZeinstraPublished in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases (2021)
One out of nine participants with early hip problems received an HR during the 10-year follow-up. Prevalence of clinical hip OA and hip ROA increased steadily during the 10-year follow-up. Overall, we observed more hip OA, but fewer or stable complaints with respect to clinical signs and symptoms, and physical functioning. So it could be cautiously concluded that after 10 years, first-time presenters with hip complaints either received an HR or their symptoms remained stable.