More than 50% of hip replacements seem to last 25 years

Rob Cook; Peter Davidson; Rosie Martin; NIHR Dissemination Centre

doi:10.1136/bmj.l5681

More than 50% of hip replacements seem to last 25 years

BMJ. 2019 Dec 31:367:l5681. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l5681.

Authors

Rob Cook¹, Peter Davidson², Rosie Martin¹; NIHR Dissemination Centre

Affiliations

¹ Bazian, Economist Intelligence Unit healthcare, London, UK.
² Wessex Institute, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.

PMID: 31892513
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l5681

Abstract

The studyHow long does a hip replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-upEvans JT, Evans JP, Walker R, Blom AW, Whitehouse MR, Sayers APublished on 16 February 2019 Lancet 2019;393:647-54This study was supported by the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol. To read the full NIHR Signal, go to: https://discover.dc.nihr.ac.uk/content/signal-000781/more-than-50-of-hip-replacements-appear-to-last-25-years.

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MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
Follow-Up Studies
Registries
Research Design