[Legal claims to obtain hip replacement surgery in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2016-2018].

This study analyzed the court proceedings, health characteristics of the patients, and plaintiffs' characteristics in lawsuits for hip replacement surgery from public health services in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The data employed was from the Technical Support Center for the Judiciary of the Rio de Janeiro Court of Justice (NAT-JUS) database, from January 2016 to December 2018. Data were analyzed according to tiers in the court system.