Does total hip arthroplasty have a higher risk of failure in patients who undergo lumbar spinal fusion? A RETROSPECTIVE, COMPARATIVE COHORT STUDY FROM THE RIPO REGISTRY

Di Martino, A; Bordini, B; Ancarani, C; Viceconti, M; Faldini, C

Di Martino, A (corresponding author), IRCCS Ist Ortoped Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.; Di Martino, A (corresponding author), IRCCS Ist Ortoped Rizzoli, Orthopaed & Traumatol Clin 1, Orthopaed Surg, Bologna, Italy.; Di Martino, A (corresponding author), Univ Bologna, Dept Biomed & Neuromotor Sci, Alma Mater Studiorum, Bologna, Italy.

BONE & JOINT JOURNAL, 2021; 103B (3): 486

Abstract

Aims Total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients undergoing or having a prior lumbar spine fusion (LSF) have an increased risk of mechanical complications. ......

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