Takanori Miura, Hiroaki Kijima, Natsuo Konishi, Hitoshi Kubota, Shin Yamada, Hiroshi Tazawa, Takayuki Tani, Norio Suzuki, Keiji Kamo, Masashi Fujii, Ken Sasaki, Tetsuya Kawano, Yosuke Iwamoto, Itsuki Nagahata, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada
Although the reported clinical outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for hip osteoarthritis are satisfactory, not all patients are completely satisfied. Thus, there is interest in predicting postoperative satisfaction before surgery. The influence of comorbidities and preoperative medications on the incidence of complications and duration of hospitalization following THA has become apparent. However, studies about the associations of preoperative medication with clinical outcomes of THA are limited. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the relationship between preoperative medications and postoperative patient-reported outcomes...
January 2021: Journal of Orthopaedics