Short-term prediction of clinical and radiographic contralateral hip osteoarthritis after index total hip arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with primary hip osteoarthritis undergoing unilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) often face uncertainty about the future need for arthroplasty in the contralateral hip. We aimed to identify parameters that have predictive value with regard to the necessity for contralateral THA or the development of contralateral radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) phenotypes following index surgery.

Materials and methods

In this retrospective study, we analyzed 220 patients undergoing THA. Of these, 24.1% required contralateral THA at a mean follow-up of 18.3months. Our assessments included preoperative and follow-up pelvis radiographs as well as bone mineral density (BMD) measurement by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry prior to index THA. Comprehensive radiological mea

SUBMITTER: Ocokoljic A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638392 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature