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BLEEDING OF FEMORAL HEAD DURING TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY FOR OSTEOARTHROSIS
Carlos Roberto Schwartsmann1, Leandro de Freitas Spinelli2, Marco Yánez Sotomayor2
1Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. ; Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Orthopedic and Traumatology Service, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Objective:
To evaluate the bleeding of the femoral head on hip osteoarthritis in patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty.
Methods:
One hundred and three hips affected by primary hip osteoarthritis were evaluated. After surgical dislocation, the femoral head was divided into four quadrants, and micro perforations were made in order to observe and assess the presence of bleeding, as early type (EB), late type (LB) or without bleeding (WB).
Results:
We observed early bleeding (EB) in the upper quadrant in 16 hips (15.5%), late bleeding in 14 hips (13.6%) and no bleeding (WB) in 73 hips (70.9%). The anterior quadrant showed EB in 24 hips (23.3%), LB in 7 hips (6.8%) and WB in 72 hips (69.9%). The lower quadrant presented EB in 40 hips (38.8%), LB 14 hips (13.6%) and WB in 49 hips (47.6%). The posterior quadrant showed EB in 39 hips (37.9%), LB 19 hips (18.4%) and WB in 45 hips (43.7%). Comparing BMI and gender, we found no association between these parameters (p> 0.05).
Conclusions:
The inferior and posterior quadrant had the highest bleeding levels, following the path of the medial circumflex artery. Level of Evidence III, Therapeutic Study.
