Hip Pain

This APP contains a self assessment survey of hip pain as a guideline when surgical referral is appropriate. This application was authored and designed by Dr. Russell Meldrum. He is the expert source of information on hip replacement surgery and hip exercises. Total hip replacement surgery started in 1960 and has become increasing successful in alleviating pain and restoring function to patients. Patient success and satisfaction depends on the surgeon matching the patient’s complaints to those symptoms that are best addressed with surgery. One way to do this is to use long and impractical outcome studies that include surveys to measure and compare the pain and disability before and after surgery. To increase their efficiency, many physicians use a limited number of similar questions as part of their patient Interview. This direct type of limited questioning is what and how I have structured this APP for possible hip replacement patients and/or their friends and family There are three Meta Data sources to draw from. 1) My personal experience. I have a 15 year history in successfully performing this procedure (RussellMeldrum.com) and teaching resident physician and surgeons how to, and who is best to perform this surgical procedure on in order to maximize patient satisfaction. 2) There are many textbooks intended to educate physicians and students with suggested questions and techniques for measurement of musculoskeletal pain and function. One example of a popular book would be Callahagn, J. J., A. G. Rosenberg, et al. (1998). The Adult Hip. History and Physical Examination. K. L. Garvin and T. M. Mckillip. Philidelphia, Lippincott-Raven. 1 315-332. 3) There are many journal periodical articles mainly in the American and British Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, and the Journal of Arthroplasty that detail the success of hip replacement surgery by using the lengthy and previously mentioned outcome surveys. Some examples would be CRAWFORD, R. W. and D. W. MURRAY (1997). \\Total hip replacement indications for surgery and risk factors for failure Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 56(8) 455-457. Hirvonen, J., M. Blom, et al. (2006). \\Health-related quality of life in patients waiting for major joint replacement. A comparison between patients and population controls Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 4(1) 3.