Surgical Priority 9 from the Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis PSP

UNCERTAINTY: In people with early OA is joint replacement appropriate and affective? (JLA PSP Surgical Priority 9)
Overall ranking amongst surgical questions 9
JLA question ID 0041/9
Extra explanatory note Outcomes; Measures for surgical priorities should reflect changes in tissue, patient and cost effectiveness
Evidence None identified
Health Research Classification System category Musculoskeletal
Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples Can we move away from replacement?  ~  Which patients with knee KL grade 3 OA do well with a UKA?  ~  What surgical options are available prior to total hip replacement and in what circumstances are they appropriate?
Submitted by 5 patient/carers and 2 clinicians
PSP information
PSP unique ID 0041
PSP name Early Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. 52  (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop 26 February 2016