This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database.

This review aimed to assess the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimal incision approaches to THR for arthritis of the hip.

Compared with standard THR, minimal incision THR has small perioperative advantages in terms of blood loss and operation time. It may offer a shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery. It appears to have a similar procedure cost to standard THR, but evidence on its longer term performance is very limited. Further data are needed to assess long-term outcomes of single mini-incision or two mini-incision THR before robust decisions can be made. Further long-term follow-up data are also required on costs and outcomes.