Research Article
Predictors for Unfavorable Early Outcomes in Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: Does Extreme Body Mass Index Matter?
Table 3
Summary of 30-day complications.
| BMI | <18.5 (n = 56) | 18.5–24.99 (n = 697) | 25–29.99 (n = 609) | 30–34.99 (n = 158) | >35 (n = 45) |
| Surgery-related (%) | 0 | 10 (58.8) | 8 (42.1) | 2 (50) | 3 (75) |
| Surgery-unrelated (%) | 0 | 7 (42.2) | 11 (57.9) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) |
| Complications or readmission related to surgery | Intraoperation fracture | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Sciatic nerve injury | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Superficial wound infection | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Deep infection | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Dislocation | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stem early subsidence | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Complications or readmission unrelated to surgery | Fractures due to postoperative fall | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Other medical complications | 0 | 5a | 8b | 2c | 1d |
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a1 acute kidney injury, 1 cholecystitis, 1 gastrointestinal bleeding, 1 vertigo, 1 renal insufficiency. b2 acute myocardial infarction, 3 pneumonia, 1 gastrointestinal bleeding, 1 vertigo, 1 depression. c1 stroke, 1 pneumonia. d1 acute myocardial infarction.
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