[Quality of life in patients before and after total hip arthroplasty].

Introduction: Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease in adults and according to WHO is one of the civilisation threats. Total joint replacement is the best method of treatment of severe osteoarthritis.

Material And Methods: The study group consisted of 62 (44 women, 18 men) patients, who due to the severe osteoarthritis underwent total hip replacement at the Department of Orthopaedics Poznań University of Medicine.