One hundred and forty-six patients who underwent elective revision THR surgery were reviewed in this study.
A retrospective analysis was conducted on 146 patients who underwent elective revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) in our unit over a 5-year period.
The average drop in hemoglobin concentration following elective revision THR was 4.6 g/dl (32%) in men and 3.5 g/dl (27%) in women (p = 0.021).
The average length of hospital stay following elective revision THR was 14.2 days, with male patients averaging 12.8 days compared with 14.9 days in female patients, demonstrating no significant difference (P = 0.547) (Table 1).
Malfunction includes obstruction, overdrainage, underdrainage, and occult shunt failure (including the need for elective revision for tube lengthening).
Patients undergoing reconstruction with a fasciocutaneous flap may return to weight bearing earlier-although they are more likely to require elective flap revisions.
Patients were eligible if they were at least 18 years of age and scheduled for elective hip revision surgery.
Looking specifically at elective HEMI, the revision rate was 6% with glenoid wear as the reason for revision in 52% of cases, while the revision rate following TSA in particular was only 2%.
In the elective orthopaedic setting, revision arthroplasty is often to reverse polarity total shoulder implants if the patient has signs of rotator cuff deficiency [15].
Revision data, particularly from national samples, are needed to guide discussions of implant longevity and the risk of revision for elective THA.
23 To remove potential case mix issues from the sample and because of differences compared with planned elective surgery we excluded revision operations, cancers of the hip and knee bones, fracture of the hip and knee bones, injuries from trauma, such as transport crashes and falls, and non-elective admissions.
