TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM OF SÃO PAULO: COMPARING TYPES OF FIXATION.

Rodrigo Pereira Guimarães Maria-Roxana Viamont-Guerra Eliane Antonioli Mário Lenza

Published in: Acta ortopedica brasileira (2022)

THA cementless/hybrid fixation is prevalent in the municipality of São Paulo, which had higher total costs and shorter hospitalizations than cemented fixation. We found no difference between THA fixation methods and death rates.

Keyphrases

total hip arthroplasty
minimally invasive
public health
total knee arthroplasty
total hip