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It is unclear, however, whether and how bone quality affects surgeon\u2019s decision-making and how surgeons evaluate bone quality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This inductive\/deductive qualitative hybrid study aims to explore the impact of bone quality on the decision-making of surgeons performing elective primary THA. 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Thematic saturation was achieved after eight interviews. 5 main themes and 13 subthemes were identified. Bone quality impacted decisions around preoperative planning, surgical procedure, implant choice, concerns of iatrogenic injury and hip biomechanics. Many surgeons (7\/10) described changing surgical procedure based on their intraoperative assessment of bone quality. There was consensus that cemented femoral fixation is superior in patients with poor bone quality and on the importance of assessing radiographs preoperatively. 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