… Generic PROs are concerned with a patient’s general health or health-related QoL (HRQoL),
which may include assessment of a patient’s physical, mental and social aspects of health. …

The number of revisions for mechanical loosening after total hip replacement will probably
continue to increase steadily from year to year due to the increasing number of arthroplasties; …

Nonelderly hip fracture patients have gathered little scientific attention, and our understanding
of the group may be biased by patient case-mix and lack of follow-up. Preconceptions …

Background and purpose The risk of revision due to infection after primary total hip
arthroplasty (THA) has been reported to be increasing in Norway. We investigated whether this …

… Overgaard has received consultancy fees from Eli Lilly and MSD. Dr. Brixen has received
consultancy fees from Servier, Novartis, Eli Lilly, Nycomed, and Osteologix, as well as …

Background and purpose The possibility of comparing results and of pooling the data has
been limited for the Nordic arthroplasty registries, because of different registration systems and …

… When the paper questionnaire is completed in the clinic, the staff members should review
the questionnaire for missing data before the patient’s departure to maximize completed items. …

… When the paper questionnaire is completed in the clinic, the staff members should review
the questionnaire for missing data before the patient’s departure to maximize completed items. …

… occurred during one or more exchanges between the author(s) and copyeditors. … None of
the authors, or their institution(s), have had any financial relationship, in the thirty-six months …

Background and purpose There has been a limited amount of research on risk factors for
revision due to infection following total hip arthroplasty (THA), probably due to low absolute …