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Does unilateral total hip arthroplasty improve pain and function in the non-operative hip joint?

Yasuhiko TakegamiTaisuke SekiYusuke OsawaTaiki KusanoKazuya MakidaNaoki Ishiguro
Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)
Unilateral THA may improve non-operative hip movement and active daily life except when the non-operated hip shows osteoarthritis. It did not improve non-operative hip pain, regardless of the condition on the other side. Clinical outcomes of unilateral THA may be affected by opposite hip status each other.
Keyphrases
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • chronic pain
  • neuropathic pain
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • physical activity
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • postoperative pain