Total Hip Replacement: Good Practice Guidelines
These Guidelines have been approved by the New Zealand Orthopaedic Association and are based on similar guidelines developed by the British Orthopaedic Association. They are designed primarily for public hospital practice.
1. Indications for Surgery
The indications for surgery are significant pain and disability usually with accompanying radiological changes at the hip, in patients where non-operative treatment has failed or is futile.
2. Outpatient Consultation
2.1 Patients should be seen by a vocationally registered Orthopaedic Surgeon or Trainee in conjunction with the Surgeon......
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