Mortality Analysis of Hip Arthroplasty Patients at a Tertiary Care Centre

Abstract

As the prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis increases with age, orthopaedic surgery has become widely prevalent among elderly individuals. Most Total Hip Replacements [THRs] (>two-thirds) are performed in elderly patients (>65 years old) which happens to be a population with frequent comorbidities [1]. Total hip replacement causes a short-term increase in the risk of mortality.

Mantilla CB conducted a study to assess the complication rates associated with primary total hip or knee arthroplasty and reported the following complications: myocardial infarction (MI) (2.2%), pulmonary embolism (PE) (0.7%), deep venous thrombosis (DVT) (1.5%), and the devastating complication of death (0.5%).