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The Journal of Hip Surgery
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1781433
Original Article

The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Postoperative Complications and Outcomes following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Ivan Z. Liu 
1   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
,
Sanjay Kubsad
2   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington
,
Alex Gu
3   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
,
Kevin Y. Wang
4   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
,
Alisa Malyavko
3   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
,
Jacob D. Mikula
5   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Adult Reconstruction Division, Columbia, Maryland
,
Joshua C. Campbell
3   Department of Orthopedic Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia
,
Savyasachi C. Thakkar
5   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins, Adult Reconstruction Division, Columbia, Maryland
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Abstract

The prevalence of obesity is significantly increasing in the U.S. population and is associated with both increased incidence of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and potentially worsened postoperative outcomes. Current guidelines strongly encourage exercise-based weight loss in morbidly obese THA candidates to decrease patient risk profiles, but data on the impact of receiving bariatric surgery (BS) for weight loss prior to THA are limited and controversial. The purpose of this study was to clarify the impact of BS on postoperative complications and outcomes following THA. Using Current Procedural Terminology, International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-9, and ICD-10 codes, patients undergoing primary THA from 2010 to 2018 were retrospectively collected from PearlDiver's Mariner dataset. Patients were divided into three cohorts who underwent primary THA: nonmorbidly obese patients, morbidly obese patients, and morbidly obese patients who underwent THA within 2 years of BS. Patients were subsequently matched based on age, Charlson Comorbidity Index, gender, and tobacco use. The primary outcome of this study was the frequency of 90-day and 2-year postoperative complications following primary THA. Compared with morbidly obese non-BS patients, morbidly obese patients who underwent BS prior to receiving a primary THA were less likely to have blood transfusion (4.24 vs. 7.44%, p < 0.05), cellulitis (2.92 vs. 6.11%, p < 0.05), myocardial infarction (2.39 vs. 4.91%, p < 0.05), and deep venous thrombosis (1.06 vs. 3.05%, p < 0.05) at 90-day follow-up. The remaining 90-day postoperative outcomes were not found to be statistically different between cohorts. There were no significant differences in 2-year surgical complications between the morbidly obese non-BS cohort and morbidly obese BS cohort. In this study, we found that morbidly obese patients who underwent BS prior to THA had fewer 90-day medical complications and no significant differences in 2-year surgical complications compared with those who did not undergo BS prior to THA.

Keywords

total hip arthroplasty - bariatric surgery - obesity - postoperative complications


Publication History

Received: 29 April 2022

Accepted: 17 January 2024

Article published online:
05 March 2024

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