Differences in Infection Rates by Surgical Approach in Total Hip Arthroplasty and Patient Sex: A Systematic Review.

Dylan T Wolff¹, Neil V Shah¹, Ahmed M Eldib¹, Aadit T Shah², Avi J Panchal¹, Benjamin Krasnyanskiy¹, Vivek Singh³, Akhilesh Sastry⁴, Qais Naziri¹

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stony Brook Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA.

³Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.

⁴Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: There exists conflicting data that patient sex may influence complication and revision rates when undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), specifically when comparing different surgical approaches. Differences in body fat or muscular distribution are proposed mechanisms, but these are poorly understood and not well described in current literature. METHODS: A systematic review of the l…

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