Introduction: The Girdlestone resection arthroplasty (GRA) is a salvage procedure for a recurrent or
persistent prosthetic joint infection of the hip. This procedure negatively impacts the functional outcome
and presumably also diminishes health status (HS) and quality of life (QOL). However, studies
investigating the QOL after GRA are lacking. This cross-sectional study compares patients with a
Girdlestone situation after an infected total hip prosthesis with a normative population with regard to HS
and QOL.
Methods: Patients with a permanent GRA were suitable to be enrolled in the study. Subjects completed
the World Health Organization Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) and the EuroQol 5 dimension 3 level
version (EQ-5D-3L). Scores were compared with data from the normal populat