ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
COVID-19 infection rate after urgent versus elective total hip replacement among unvaccinated individuals: A multicenter prospective cohort amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- COVID-19 mortality in patients with immunodeficiency and its predictors: a systematic review.European journal of medical research · 2022Pooled it
- Perioperative risk factor analysis for mortality in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: A national database study from Türkiye.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2026Article
- Investigating the correlation between hip abductor muscle strength and width in anteroposterior pelvic radiographs in hip revision candidates following previous total hip arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
- Risk factors for postoperative medical morbidity and 3-month mortality in elderly patients with hip fracture following hip arthroplasty during COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
- Predictors of Core Decompression Success in Patients with Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Infection Risk Following Elective Arthroplasty and Surgical Complications in COVID-19-vaccinated Patients: A Multicenter Comparative Cohort Study.Arthroplasty today · 2022Article
- Total Hip Arthroplasty via direct anterior approach for osteonecrosis; comparison with primary hip osteoarthritis in a mid term follow up.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
- Simultaneous femoral head reduction osteotomy (FHRO) combined with periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) for the treatment of severe femoral head asphericity in Perthes disease.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals have become unsafe for patients as potential sources of virus transmission. This study aims to determine the COVID-19 infection rate after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) among unvaccinated patients. THA patients undergoing elective or traumatic (urgent) THA were compared regarding COVID-19 contraction. Methods: Primary THA patients were prospectively followed from three hospitals in *two great cities* of the country between April 2020 to August 2021. If the patient had suspected COVID-19 symptoms, had a SARS-CoV-2 PCR test from nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs and/or chest CT scan. Results: Finally, information was received from 436 patients, including 345 (79.1%) elective and 91 (20.9%) traumatic THAs. Eight patients (1.8%) contracted COVID-19 within a month after THA discharge, and two died due to COVID-19. There was no statistical difference between COVID-19 disease and type of surgery (elective 1.4% versus traumatic 3.3%, P = 0.24). Women (Odds ratio (95% CI) = 8.5 (2.1-35.2), P = 0.01) and those who have heart disease (Odds ratio with Haldane-Anscombe correction ≈ 14.0, P = 0.01) were more likely to contract COVID-19 postoperatively. Conclusion: In both elective and urgent cases of THA, researchers found that there is not a high risk of contracting the virus during the peri-surgery period. Urgent THA surgeries are comparable to elective THA-with those strict pre-elective surgery protocols-in terms of COVID-19 risk of infection from the hospital stay if appropriate health protocols are followed.
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