Minimizing the risk of total hip replacement is a good reason for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) to engage in exercise-based treatment, according to a long-term follow-up of a randomized trial. In patients with OA (n = 109) who received a combination of education and exercise therapy there was 41% survival of native hips after 6 years, compared with only 25% hip survival for individuals who only received patient education; importantly, the median time to total hip replacement was 5.4 years and 3.5 years, respectively.
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Exercise reduces risk of total hip replacement. Nat Rev Rheumatol 10, 2 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2013.196
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrrheum.2013.196
