Thirty-Day Outcomes After Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Nationwide Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 42% of patients with end-stage osteoarthritis have bilateral disease. Although bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) is physiologically demanding, certain patients may benefit from simultaneous rather than staged bilateral procedures. This study examines the intraoperative differences and 30-day outcomes in patients receiving bilateral THA compared with those who underwent unilateral THA.

Methods

Patients undergoing THA were selected from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2008 to 2015. Patients were selected according to those with primary and concurrent coding for Current Procedural Terminology 27130. Thirty-day complications were recorded, and multivariate analyses were performed to determine whether concurrent THA wa

SUBMITTER: Morton JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7305265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature