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Impressive Short-Term Improvement in Functional Outcome and Quality of Life after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) in the Orthogeriatric Patient in a Prospective Monocentric Trial
Reinhard, Jan
, Michalk, Katrin, Schiegl, Julia Sabrina, Pagano, Stefano
, Grifka, Joachim
, Maderbacher, Günther
, Meyer, Matthias
and Kappenschneider, Tobias
(2024)
Impressive Short-Term Improvement in Functional Outcome and Quality of Life after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) in the Orthogeriatric Patient in a Prospective Monocentric Trial.
Journal of Clinical Medicine 13 (9), p. 2693.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 10 May 2024 16:13
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.58227
Abstract
Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) represents the most frequent chronic joint disease worldwide. Facing an aging population, resulting from the demographic change, the number of primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) will further increase. Although the geriatric patient strongly differs from the younger one, the current literature on elective orthopedic surgery in the geriatric patient is ...
Background/Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) represents the most frequent chronic joint disease worldwide. Facing an aging population, resulting from the demographic change, the number of primary total hip arthroplasties (THA) will further increase. Although the geriatric patient strongly differs from the younger one, the current literature on elective orthopedic surgery in the geriatric patient is scarce. This work analyses, whether geriatric patients receiving primary THA significantly improve in terms of their (1) mobility and functional outcome and (2) health-related quality of life at four to six weeks as well as three months postoperatively. Methods: In a prospective study design, we analyzed 101 geriatric patients with osteoarthritis of the hip receiving primary THA. The study is part of the ongoing “Special Orthopaedic Geriatrics” (SOG) trial, which is funded by the German Federal Joint Committee (GBA). In addition to a preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) and the EQ5D-5L were imposed preoperatively (t0), at four to six weeks (t1), and at three months (t2) postoperatively. Results: The 101 enrolled patients had a mean age of 78.1 ± 4.9 years. The total WOMAC score and almost all subcategories significantly improved at four to six weeks as well as three months postoperatively in comparison to the preoperative results (p < 0.001). The same was observed for the EQ-5D-5L, showing significant improvement in overall health at both time points (p < 0.001) and all subcategories (p < 0.05). Conclusions: This study implies that a geriatric patient benefits as much from elective primary THA as a younger patient. However, the preoperative comprehensive geriatric assessment with screening for risk factors is of utmost importance. Regarding the aging population, a lot of effort is needed to obtain more knowledge about geriatric patients receiving elective orthopedic surgery.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Journal of Clinical Medicine | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Volume: | 13 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 9 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 2693 | ||||
| Date | 3 May 2024 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie | ||||
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| Keywords | orthogeriatric patients; primary total hip arthroplasty (primary THA); elderly patients; older patients; geriatric patients; frailty; EQ5D-5L; WOMAC; comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-582274 | ||||
| Item ID | 58227 |
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