Correlation of Functional Status of Hip with Quality of Life of Patients with Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head (ONFH)

Abstract

Background: The quality of life on patients with ONFH is significantly reduced because of considerable morbidity associated with the disease, especially with bilateral involvement. Although numerous studies describe the clinical characteristic of Osteonecrosis of femoral head, there are very few which have assessed the quality of life of patients with ONFH Purpose: We therefore sought out to determine the: 1) the functional status of the hip as assessed by harries hip score (HHS). (2) The quality of life of the affected patients as assessed by short form 12(SF12) questionnaire. Patients and Methods:We conducted a study of patients with ONFH from a time period January 2012 till May 2013. 162 newly diagnosed cases of ONFH were included in the study. Established post operative cases were not included in the study.Results: There were a total 162 patients of ONFH. The mean age of distribution was 34.71 yrs, with 61.1% cases with bilateral involvement in non traumatic ONFH.ONFH secondary to steroid intake was the leading cause, followed by idiopathic, then secondary ONFH secondary to alcohol consumption. The mean HHS was 80.9 in unilaterally affected patients of ONFH, mean HHS of 72.7 and 80