Journal article
What Predicts Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures Managed With Arthroplasty? A Secondary Analysis of the HEALTH Trial.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been argued to improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and function in femoral neck fracture patients compared with hemiarthroplasty (HA). The HEALTH trial showed no clinically important functional advantages of THA over HA. The current analysis explores factors associated with HRQoL and function in this population.
METHODS: Using repeated measures regression, we estimated the association …
Authors
Axelrod D; Comeau-Gauthier M; Bzovsky S; Schemitsch EH; Poolman RW; Frihagen F; Guerra-Farfán E; Heels-Ansdell D; Bhandari M; Sprague S
Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol. 34 Suppl 3, No. 3, pp. s29–s36
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
11 2020
DOI
10.1097/bot.0000000000001933
ISSN
0890-5339