Open AccessComplications in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion After THA
Author(s) -
Bassel G. Diebo,
George A. Beyer,
Preston W. Grieco,
Shian Liu,
Louis M. Day,
Roby Abraham,
Qais Naziri,
Peter G. Passias,
Aditya V. Maheshwari,
Carl B. Paulino
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000009
Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , lumbar , spinal fusion , diagnosis code , scoliosis , surgery , population , environmental health
Patients with lumbar spine and hip disorders may, during the course of their treatment, undergo spinal fusion and THA. There is disagreement among prior studies regarding whether patients who undergo THA and spinal fusion are at increased risk of THA dislocation and other hip-related complications.