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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 4 | Pages 475 - 482
1 Apr 2016
Enhanced recovery programmes after total hip arthroplasty can result in reduced length of hospital stay without compromising functional outcome
Maempel JF Clement ND Ballantyne JA Dunstan E
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Aims

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an enhanced recovery program (ERP) on the short-term functional outcome after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Secondary outcomes included its effect on rates of dislocation and mortality.

Patients and Methods

Data were gathered on 1161 patients undergoing primary THA which included 611 patients treated with traditional rehabilitation and 550 treated with an ERP.

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