Assesment scores of functional efficiency in hip osteoathritis.

One of the fundamental problem to solved, connected with a way of proceeding in hip osteoarthritis is appropriate selection of diagnosis methods. Various scores helps in assessment of functional efficiency of the hip. They are applied on variable stages of diagnosis process, assumed way of treatment included physiotherapy and to analysis achieved results of treatment. Universal applied scores are: HHS, WOMAC, Merle D'Aubigne-Postel, Mayo. The purpose of this study was to compare methods mentioned above. The special attention was paid to an assessment of usefulness of scores in treatment process.