Medical assessment of the patient undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty

As the geriatric population in the United States continues to increase relative to the general population, total joint arthroplasty has become an accepted medical tool in our medical armamentarium. Much of the perioperative milieu of the geriatric population tends to be poorly researched and minimally reported within the medical community. An enhanced appreciation of predictable preoperative and postoperative clinical considerations should optimize the availability of this technology and minimize morbidity and mortality.