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ArticleArthroplasty today2026

Impaired Preoperative Spinopelvic Function Does Not Compromise the Patient-Reported Outcome at 2-Years After Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Henryk Haffer, Maximilian Muellner, Luis Becker, Abelina Schneider, Tom Folkerts, Sebastian Hardt, Carsten Perka, Matthias Pumberger

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Henryk HafferCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Maximilian MuellnerCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Luis BeckerCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Abelina SchneiderCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Tom FolkertsCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Sebastian HardtCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Carsten PerkaCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.
Matthias PumbergerCenter for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany.

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Abstract

Background: Impaired spinopelvic function contributes to instability after total hip arthroplasty (THA). It remains unclear whether preoperative spinopelvic function affects patient-reported-outcomes (PROs) in patients undergoing THA. We hypothesized that preoperative pathological spinopelvic function is associated with worse postoperative PROs at 2-years-follow-up (2Y-FU) after THA. Methods: A follow-up study of a prospective cohort undergoing primary THA was performed. PROs at 2Y-FU included Hip-Disability-and-Osteoarthritis-Outcome-Score (HOOS), Harris-Hip-Score (HHS), and Subjective-Hip-Value (SHV). Pelvic mobility (∆Pelvic Tilt = PT Results: A total of 144 patients (N = 79 females; mean 68.9years; mean body mass index 26.9kg/m Conclusions: This study demonstrated that impaired preoperative pelvic mobility does not adversely affect PROs in patients undergoing elective THA at 2Y-FU. It can be concluded that primary THA patients without risk factors (eg, spinal fusion, neurological disease) do not face limited outcomes, regardless of their preoperative pelvic mobility. Nevertheless, spinopelvic function and functional cup position appear to be associated with PROs, and the underlying mechanisms require further investigation.

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Hip dislocationHip replacementPatient-reported outcomeSpinopelvic mobilitySpinopelvic stiffness

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PMID42831198
PMCPMC13634557

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