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Aims. Waiting times for arthroplasty surgery in Northern Ireland are among the longest in the NHS, which have been further lengthened by the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic in March 2020. The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has announced a new Elective Care Framework (ECF), with the framework proposing that by March 2026 no patient will wait more than 52 weeks for inpatient/day case treatment. We aimed to assess the feasibility of achieving this with reference to
Aims. Spinopelvic mobility plays an important role in functional acetabular component position following
Aims. There is evidence that morbidly obese patients have more intra- and postoperative complications and poorer outcomes when undergoing
Aims. The aim of this study was to determine whether
Aims. It is not known whether preservation of the capsule of the hip positively affects patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in
Aims. The aim of this study was to identify the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), minimal important change (MIC), minimal detectable change (MDC), and patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS) in the Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) according to patient satisfaction six months following
Aims. The current study aimed to compare robotic arm-assisted (RA-THA), computer-assisted (CA-THA), and manual (M-THA)
Aims. The aim of this investigation was to compare risk of infection in both cemented and uncemented hemiarthroplasty (HA) as well as in
Aims. We aimed to assess the cumulative risk of
Dislocation following
Aims. This study aims to answer the following questions in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) who underwent
Aims. After failed acetabular fractures,
Aims. Pelvic incidence (PI) is a position-independent spinopelvic parameter traditionally used by spinal surgeons to determine spinal alignment. Its relevance to the arthroplasty surgeon in assessing patient risk for
Aims. It is important to analyze objectively the hammering sound in cup press-fit technique in
Aims. It is important to analyze objectively the hammering sound in cup press-fit technique in
Aims. In metal-on-polyethylene (MoP)
Aims. Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) injury is a potential complication after the direct anterior approach for
Aims. The aim of this study was to examine whether socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with a higher risk of infections following
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