Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)
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Arthritis Rheumatol · Jan 2015
Intraarticular hip injection and early revision surgery following total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study.
Therapeutic intraarticular injections are used in the management of hip osteoarthritis (OA). Some studies suggest that their use increases the risk of infection and subsequent revision surgery after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), while others do not. We undertook this study to clarify the relationship between prior intraarticular injection and the risk of complication in a subsequent primary THA. ⋯ Intraarticular injection in the year preceding THA independently predicted increased risk of infection leading to early revision surgery. Further studies are warranted to elucidate explanations for these findings.