Clinical Trial: Routine Follow-up at 1 Year After Hip- and Knee Arthroplasty: Wasting Resources or Appropriate Healthcare?

U.S., May 15 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06971757) titled 'Routine Follow-up at 1 Year After Hip- and Knee Arthroplasty: Wasting Resources or Appropriate Healthcare?' on May 06.

Brief Summary: After undergoing total hip or total knee arthroplasty, current guidelines recommend routine follow-up with an X-ray within 3 months and again at 1 year. Follow-up at 5 years (for hip arthroplasties) or every 5 years (for knee arthroplasties) is also considered worthwhile according to the guideline. However, these follow-up appointments require considerable time from patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, and it is unclear whether they are truly beneficial. It is possible that a single foll...