Editorial on “No correlation between serum markers and early functional outcome after contemporary THA”

To date, our field has been dependent upon established outcome metrics to evaluate the variety of approaches to total hip arthroplasty (THA) (SF-36, WOMAC, HSS). Newer measures have been used to supplement these scores including, gait analysis, serum makers and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the clinical applicability of these tools remains unclear.