Research Article
The Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: Comparison of the Elective and Hip Fracture Groups
| | Complication | Elective group (10 hips; 10 patients) | Hip fracture group (14 hips; 13 patients) |
| | Dislocation | 1 | 1 | | Periprosthetic fracture | 1 | 1 | | Periprosthetic infection | 0 | 1 | | Cerebrovascular accident | 0 | 1 | | Postoperative confusion | 0 | 2 | | Urinary tract infection | 0 | 9 | | Pneumonia | 0 | 4 | | Vulvovaginitis | 1 | 0 | | Pressure sores | 1 | 2 | | Decompensation of diabetes mellitus | 1 | 0 |
| | Total | 5 | 21 |
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Six patients (five in the hip fracture group) had two complications each. Two patients in the hip fracture group had four complications.
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