Severe hip OA may increase risk of reoperation after lumbar spinal fusion

Results showed patients with severe hip osteoarthritis who undergo lumbar spinal fusion may be at increased risk for reoperation and preemptive total hip arthroplasty may be warranted for this population.
Emily S. Mills, MD, and colleagues from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California used the 5% Medicare Part B claims database to study data from 10,016 patients who underwent primary elective lumbar fusion from 2005 to 2019.
Among the patients, 1,123 underwent elective THA within 1 year after spinal fusion, indicating the presence of severe hip OA at the time of

Results showed patients with severe hip osteoarthritis who undergo lumbar spinal fusion may be at increased risk for reoperation and preemptive total hip arthroplasty may be warranted for this population.
Emily S. Mills, MD, and colleagues from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California used the 5% Medicare Part B claims database to study data from 10,016 patients who underwent primary elective lumbar fusion from 2005 to 2019.
Among the patients, 1,123 underwent elective THA within 1 year after spinal fusion, indicating the presence of severe hip OA at the time of