For decision-makers, politicians or those who work in the media

This home page gives, in text and in pictures, a detailed description of the disease hip osteoarthritis and its treatment.  The description is written as information to the patient.  If you as a decision-maker require a more in-depth picture of the occurrence, incidence and facilities for therapy, you are recommended to read this information.

Introduction

In Sweden there are today 89 National medical Quality registers.  Their chief purpose is activity analysis and continual work for clinical improvement.  The job also includes clinical research.  The registers should be seen as prospective observation studies well supplementing randomised clinical studies in the area.  The great strength of the register is its generalisability, which contrasts with the many limitations of randomised studies such as ‘performance bias’ which in these types of study often reflects a medical or surgical intervention at a specialised unit.  A further strength is the ability to analyse statistically unusual and serious complications.

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