Acute Surgical Site Complications in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty: Impact of Local Subcutaneous Tissue Depth and Body Mass Index.

Nicolas ReveltAnthony SleimanBrian KurczEdgar GeorgeRebekah KleinsmithBenjamin FeibelSowmyanarayanan ThuppalKristin DelfinoD Gordon Allan

Published in: Arthroplasty today (2024)

This study showed that BMI is a significant predictor of acute skin complications in direct anterior THA patients. No other significant predictors were found to be associated with increased risk, including proximal, middle, and distal tissue depths.

Keyphrases

body mass index
liver failure
end stage renal disease
total hip arthroplasty
respiratory failure
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
drug induced
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
weight gain
aortic dissection
prognostic factors
optical coherence tomography
hepatitis b virus
patient reported