Functional Outcomes Following Hip Replacement in Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Overview

Journal J Clin Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2022 Sep 9

PMID 36079051

Authors

Yuanyuan Wang

Alice Owen

Angus Franks

Ilana Ackerman

Sharyn M Fitzgerald

Susan Liew

Robyn L Woods

Anita E Wluka

John J McNeil

Flavia M Cicuttini

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Abstract

Uncertainty remains regarding the benefit of hip replacement in older adults in the context of age-related decline in physical function. This study aimed to examine the effect of hip replacement on functional outcomes and identify factors associated with clinically important improvement in physical function postoperatively in community-dwelling older adults. This cohort study was performed within the ASPREE trial, with 698 participants receiving hip replacement and 677 age- and sex-matched controls without knee or hip replacement during the trial drawn from 16,703 Australian participants aged ≥70 years. Health status (physical and mental component summary [PCS and MCS]) was assessed annually using the SF-12. Participants receiving hip replacement had significantly lower pre- and post-replacement PCS scores compared with controls (p < 0.0001). There was significant improvement in PCS score following hip replacement (mean change 4.9, 95%CI 4.0−5.7) but no change in controls (0.01, 95%CI −0.7−0.7). Following hip replacement, 46.7% of participants experienced clinically important improvement in PCS score, while 15.5% experienced worsened PCS score. Participants experiencing improved postoperative PCS score had significantly lower PCS and higher MCS scores preoperatively. The degree of preoperative physical function impairment was a significant indicator of older people most likely to benefit from hip replacement surgery.

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