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Pregnancy, Hip Pain, and Total Hip Replacement
Elizabeth G Garcia1, Gareth H Prosser, Thomas A Bucher
1Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia.
Abstract:
➤ Young women who are 15 to 45 years of age and undergo total hip replacements are at increased risk for revision compared with women >75 years of age.➤ Among women of childbearing age with a total hip replacement, 12% to 17% will later have at least 1 pregnancy.➤ Young women who undergo total hip replacement do not have an increased risk of pregnancy complications.➤ Of the 60% of women who experienced pain with a total hip replacement during pregnancy, 21% had persisting pain, and 4% reported the pain as severe.➤ Women who have a total hip replacement and later experience pregnancy and childbirth have no increased risk of pregnancy complications or increased revision rates; there was no effect of the mode of delivery on revision rates or complications including fracture, dislocation, or loosening, according to the limited studies available.
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