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Published in: HSS Journal ® 2/2013

01-07-2013 | Case Report

Rhabdomyolysis is a Potential Complication of Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese

Authors: Susan M. Goodman, MD, Mark Figgie, MD, Douglas Green, MD, Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD

Published in: HSS Journal ® | Issue 2/2013

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Abstract

Rhabdomyolysis (RML) can complicate prolonged surgery and may lead to renal failure and death. Obese patients are at high risk for this complication. This complication has been recently described in bariatric surgery and prolonged spine surgery, but it is not well recognized in patients undergoing THA. We present an obese patient (BMI = 50) who developed RML and acute kidney injury after a total hip arthroplasty.
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Metadata
Title
Rhabdomyolysis is a Potential Complication of Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese
Authors
Susan M. Goodman, MD
Mark Figgie, MD
Douglas Green, MD
Stavros Memtsoudis, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-07-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
HSS Journal ® / Issue 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1556-3316
Electronic ISSN: 1556-3324
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11420-012-9310-z

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