Influence of pre-existing multimorbidity on receiving a hip arthroplasty: cohort study of 28 025 elderly subjects from UK primary care
(2021)
Journal Article
Ferguson, R., Prieto-Alhambra, D., Peat, G., Delmestri, A., Jordan, K. P., Strauss, V. Y., Maria Valderas, J., Walker, C., Yu, D., Glyn-Jones, S., & Silman, A. (2021). Influence of pre-existing multimorbidity on receiving a hip arthroplasty: cohort study of 28 025 elderly subjects from UK primary care. BMJ Open, 11(9), Article e046713. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046713
The median age for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is over 70 years with the corollary that many individuals have multiple multimorbidities. Despite the predicted improvement in quality of life, THA might be denied even to those with low levels of multi... Read More about Influence of pre-existing multimorbidity on receiving a hip arthroplasty: cohort study of 28 025 elderly subjects from UK primary care.