Effectiveness of individually tailored pre-arthroplasty rehabilitation

According to Scottish arthroplasty project ‘Biennial report 2014’, the number of arthroplasty operations has increased over the past 7 years (7609 hip and 7169 knee arthroplasties were performed in 2013) costing the NHS on average £7000 per patient (Scottish Arthroplasty Project 2014). This blog is a critical appraisal of a study which looked at importance of providing patient-cantered care for your patient right from the initial appointment and the positive effects it can have on patient outcome and cost efficiency.