Patients after total hip arthroplasty as a social group

The article discusses the rising interest to the issues concerning hip arthroplasty. The number of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty is growing, and these patients form a special social group. In Russia and all over the world the number of those who need hip arthroplasty is rapidly increasing. These people need rehabilitation, dynamic examination in orthopedic clinics, pharmaceutical treatment using non-steroid and anti-inflammatory drugs and chondroprotectors. To examine this group of patients, the author proposes several methods including the use of arthroplasty register and radiotelemetry.