Michael Richard Whitehouse

Reported outcomes for patients following postoperative periprosthetic femoral fractures

Aims: Postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture (POPFF) is an increasingly common and morbid complication of arthroplasty. This review aims to determine what outcomes are reported for POPFF and how they are measured, to inform the development of a core outcome set. Methods: S...

Variation in care provision for dislocation of hip replacement: a national UK survey

Abstract Background Dislocation is a severe complication after total hip replacement (THR), with multifactorial causes, and characterised by severe pain, reduced quality of life, poorer function and long-term psychological impact. Patients have reported variability in care experi...

Patient, surgeon, and institutional variation in dual-mobility component use in primary total hip arthroplasty

Aims The aim of this study was to quantify the contribution of patient-, surgeon-, and institution-level factors to variation in dual-mobility component use in primary total hip arthroplasty (DM-THA) in England. We sought to determine whether current patterns reflect appropriate...

Periprosthetic joint infection

Infection is one of the most devastating complications following arthroplasty. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funded the multinational INFection ORthopaedic Management (INFORM) research programme to study this problem comprehensively, and then funded I...