NICE is developing Interventional Procedures Guidance: Supercapsular percutaneously assisted total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis IP1842.
Hip osteoarthritis can cause pain, stiffness and difficulty walking. Standard surgery to replace the joint (total hip arthroplasty) involves cutting tendons and muscles and pulling the hip joint apart to insert the new metal joint. In this procedure, a small cut is made in the skin (percutaneous). Muscles and tendons are moved apart to access the hip joint. A metal joint is inserted without fully pulling the hip joint apart (supercapsular). The top of the thigh bone is removed so that the joint can be fitted into the bone. The procedure is done using a general anaesthetic and takes about 2 hours. The aim is to reduce symptoms, improve hip function and shorten the recovery time after surgery.
How can you be involved?
There are several ways to get involved, see https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/indevelopment/gid-ipg10204 and also https://www.nice.org.uk/About/What-we-do/Our-Programmes/NICE-guidance/NICE-interventional-procedures-guidance for more details.
There is a patient questionnaire too for people who have had the procedure to share their individual experiences: https://nice.researchfeedback.net/IP1842; closing date 30 October 2021.
There will be two separate committee meetings to discuss this guidance. The first will be to discuss the evidence and produce draft recommendations, and the second will be to discuss the consultation comments.
Both committee meetings will be held in public. If you would like to observe these meetings then please register via the website: http://www.nice.org.uk/Get-Involved/Meetings-in-Public.