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Short-term complications low following hip arthroscopy
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Following hip arthroscopy, the rate of short-term complications such as deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism was low, according to study results.
Researchers included 6,395 hip arthroscopies performed at the English National Health Service from April 2005 to January 2013. Demographic data and data related to comorbidities and complications were collected.
Ajay Malviya
Results showed a 30-day readmission rate of 0.5%, a 90-day deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) rate of 0.08% and a 90-day mortality rate of 0.02%. At a mean of 1.4 years after the index operation, 10.6% of patients underwent total hip replacement, and 4.5% of patients underwent revision hip arthroscopy at a mean of 1.7 years.
According to Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, there was an 8-year survival rate of 82.6%, whereas after adjusting for age, gender and Charlson comorbidity score, Cox proportional hazard analysis showed an 8-year survival rate of 86%.
Compared with men, women had a 1.68-times higher risk of conversion to total hip replacement, according to study results. The researchers also found patients 50 years of age and older had a 4.65-times higher risk of requiring hip replacement vs. patients younger than 50 years of age. – by Casey Tingle
Disclosures: Malviya reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the full study for a list of all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures.
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