Trends in prevalence and complications for smokers who underwent total hip arthroplasty from 2011 to 2019: an analysis of 243,163 patients.
Matthew J HadadDaniel GritsAhmed K EmaraMelissa N OrrTrevor G MurrayNicolas Santiago PiuzziPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2024)
The present study is encouraging that national efforts to reduce the prevalence of smoking may be successful within the THA population, but there is a persistently elevated risk of postoperative complications in smokers after THA.