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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 1/2009

01-01-2009 | Symposium: Papers Presented at the Hip Society Meetings 2008

Early Mortality after Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty

Authors: Michael Aynardi, BA, Luis Pulido, MD, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, Peter F. Sharkey, MD, Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 1/2009

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Abstract

Because of improvements in surgical technique, anesthesia, and rehabilitation, mortality after hip arthroplasty may be on the decline. The purpose of this study was to determine the 90-day mortality rate after uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) performed under regional anesthesia. We retrospectively reviewed 7478 consecutive patients undergoing cementless primary or revision THA between January 2000 and July 2006. Patient survivorship was established and causes of death were obtained by accessing the Social Security Death Index, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Death Index, and State Departments of Vital Statistics. There were two intraoperative deaths from cardiac arrest. The overall 30- and 90-day mortality rates were 0.24% (18 of 7478) and 0.55% (41 of 7478), respectively. Thirty-day mortality after primary THA was low at 0.13% (eight of 6272). The most common cause of death was cardiovascular-related. Mortality after modern THA seems to have remained very low despite the availability of this procedure to patients of all ages and comorbidities.
Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic study. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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Metadata
Title
Early Mortality after Modern Total Hip Arthroplasty
Authors
Michael Aynardi, BA
Luis Pulido, MD
Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS
Peter F. Sharkey, MD
Richard H. Rothman, MD, PhD
Publication date
01-01-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 1/2009
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-008-0528-5

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