Effect of post-operative weight bearing status on clinical and radiological outcome of cementless femoral component

INTERVENTION: Patients undergoing THR included. Receive info sheet at pre‐op assessment. Randomised into partial or full weight bearing group. Visits at 6 weeks, 6mths, 1 yr, 2 yrs. Clinical follow up: Harris hip score, WOMAC and SF36 scores. Radiological: plain radiographs which will be digitised and calculations for subsidence of the stem performed using computer‐aided software. CONDITION: Surgery: Total hip replacement ; Surgery ; Total hip replacement PRIMARY OUTCOME: Radiological measurement for migration of the stem SECONDARY OUTCOME: Not provided at time of registration INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients following uncemented total hip replacement