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The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 98-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1180 - 1184
1 Sep 2016
Watts C Martin JR Houdek M Abdel M Lewallen D Taunton M

Aims

We compared the outcome of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in obese patients who previously underwent bariatric surgery and those who did not, in a matched cohort study.

Patients and Methods

There were 47 THAs in the bariatric group (42 patients), and 94 THAs in the comparison group (92 patients). The mean age of the patients was 57 years in both groups (24 to 79) and 57% of the patients in both groups were women. The mean time between bariatric surgery and THA was five years (four months to 12 years) in the bariatric group. The mean follow-up after THA was three years (2 to 9).