Evaluating Return to Sports Following Total Hip Arthoplasty With Custom Stems in Professional and Recreational Table Tennis Players.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Table tennis players execute short explosive movements, along with continuous hip flexion, abduction, and rotation, increasing their risk of injury. Previous studies reported a rate of return to sports (RTS) of 20% to 80% in athletes following total hip arthroplasty (THA). There are no studies reporting RTS in table tennis players following THA.

Purpose

To evaluate the clinical outcomes and RTS following custom THA in professional, ex-professional, and recreational table tennis players.

Study design

Case series; Level of evidence, 4.

Methods

Patients who underwent primary THA between April 2013 and January 2022 were retrospectively reviewed (n = 2977). Table tennis players of any level that received a custom femoral stem were included in the study (N

SUBMITTER: Courtin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898234 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature