Open Access2018 Frank Stinchfield Award: Spinopelvic Hypermobility Is Associated With an Inferior Outcome After THA: Examining the Effect of Spinal Arthrodesis
Author(s) -
George Grammatopoulos,
Wade Gofton,
Zaid Jibri,
Matthew J. Coyle,
Johanna Dobransky,
Cheryl Kreviazuk,
Paul R. Kim,
Paul E. Beaulé
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 - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000367
Subject(s) - medicine , pelvic tilt , arthrodesis , sagittal plane , supine position , pelvis , radiography , surgery , orthopedic surgery , oswestry disability index , low back pain , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Many patients undergo both THA and spinal arthrodesis, and those patients may not fare as well as those who undergo one procedure but not the other. The mechanisms of how spinal arthrodesis affects patient function after THA remain unclear.