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Patients with a previous total hip replacement experience less reduction of back pain following lumbar back surgery.
Journal of Orthopaedic Research : Official Publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2018 April 13
The coexistence of degenerative disorders from the hip joint and the lumbar spine, known as "the hip-spine syndrome", is a common encounter in clinical practice. These degenerative conditions may cause similar symptoms which often entail diagnostic challenges in determining the origin of pain. Low back surgery (LBS) with fusion and/or decompression, and total hip replacement (THR) are both often successful interventions. However, the knowledge is limited about the post-operative patient-reported outcome (PRO) following LBS in the presence of a prior THR. The aims of this study were to compare one-year post-operative patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) following low back surgery (LBS) in patients with and without a prior total hip replacement (THR). Data from Swespine and the Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register were linked in order to identify the study group of patients with THR prior to LBS. The study group (n = 220) and a matched control group (n = 220) with isolated LBS was defined by using a step-wise selection process. Linear- and logistic regression analyses adjusted for age, sex and pre-operative PROMs demonstrated that THR prior to LBS was associated with worse back-pain (VAS) at one-year follow-up (B = 5.3, 95% CI: 0.3;10.3). However, previous THR did not influence the EQ-5D index (B = 0.01, 95% CI: -0.05;0.06), EQ VAS (B = -3.0, 95% CI: -6.9;1.0), leg pain (B = 1.5, 95% CI: -4.0;7.0), Oswestry Disability Index (B = 2.6, 95% CI: -0.5;5.6) or satisfaction (OR = 1.1, 97.5% CI 0.7;1.6). This knowledge is important to communicate prior to LBS in order to set proper expectations on surgical outcomes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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