EFFECT OF BASELINE FUNCTIONAL STATUS AND PAIN ON OUTCOMES OF TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY

Abstract

The findings of the present study suggest that the worse a patient's preoperative status, the more he or she may benefit from total hip arthroplasty. However, our findings also suggest that patients who have a worse preoperative status may not have as good an outcome as those who have a better preoperative status. Patients and physicians should consider these findings when discussing the timing of total hip arthroplasty.