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Hip implants show higher failure risk for women in large study
A Kaiser Permanente study of over 35 000 hip replacement surgeries at 46 hospitals finds women are 29 percent more likely than men to need a revision within three years. After about three years, 23 percent of women and 1.9 percent of men had revisions due to instability infection broken bones or loosening. Researchers cite smaller joints and bones in women and smaller femoral heads as factors, with bone density loss possibly contributing. The study, published in AMA Internal Medicine, was funded by the FDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Diana Zuckermon
National Research Center For Women & Families
Kaiser Permanente System
AMA Internal Medicine
US Food and Drug Administration
Sai
Maria Inacio
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
San Diego
Monti Khatod
Los Angeles