Experience in the first four years of Rapid Recovery; is it safe?

The average length of hospital stay after Total Hip Replacement (THR) has been decreasing over time. Recently, many hospitals have commenced rapid recovery programs such as Joint Care®. In Joint Care® the patients are usually discharged on the fifth post-operative day with relatively fresh surgical wounds. The aim of this study is to evaluate the Joint Care® program after THR. Between February 2000 and February 2004, the Joint Care® program was...