Two-Stage Total Hip Arthroplasty for Primary Advanced Septic Arthritis of the Hip in Adults

Table 2

Comparison of perioperative outcomes in two groups.

	Group 1 ()	Group 2 ()	value
PODFSH (day)			0.001
IBTSOS (months)			0.039
BMI (kg/m^2)
First stage			0.595
Second stage			0.569
Duration of operation (min)
First stage operation			0.879
Second stage operation			0.047
Blood loss (ml)
First stage operation			0.591
Second stage operation			0.697
Harris hip score
First stage preoperation			0.541
First stage out of hospital			0.000
Second stage preoperation			0.001
Second stage out of hospital			0.049
Latest follow-up			0.027
VAS pain score
First stage preoperation			0.151
First stage out of hospital			0.721
Second stage preoperation			0.077
Latest follow-up			0.077
Length discrepancy			0.000
Follow-up (month)			0.518

PODFSH: postoperative days of first stage hospitalization; IBTSOS: interval between the two stages of surgery; BMI: body mass index; VAS: visual analogue scale. (vs. group 1).