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General vs Spinal Anesthesia for Total Joint Arthroplasty-Anterior Approach: A Single-Institution Observational Study

Completed
Conditions
Arthroplasty Complications
Anesthesia
Registration Number
NCT06320691
Lead Sponsor
Bezmialem Vakif University
Brief Summary

The study compares the effects of various anesthetic techniques on anterior approach total hip arthroplasty results retrospectively

Detailed Description

Under general (GA) or spinal anesthesia (SA), total hip arthroplasty using the anterior approach (THA-A) can be safely performed. The best method is not sufficiently described in the literature currently in existence.This observational study was carried out at a single facility with consecutive enrollment of patients getting primary THA-A. The investigators compared the difference in complication rates, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay, and duration of surgery, acetabular and femoral component orientation and stem subsidence.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
437
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients who underwent direct anterior approach primary total hip arthroplasty with general anesthesia
  • patients who underwent direct anterior approach primary total hip arthroplasty with spinal anesthesia
Exclusion Criteria
  • patients who underwent revision total hip arthroplasty
  • patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty with approaches other than direct anterior approach
  • patients who underwent primary total hip arthroplasty due to hip fractures

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
length of hospital stayfrom the date of total hip arthroplasty operation until the day that patients discharge, assesed up to 7 days

from date of operation until the date of discharge

stem subsidencepostoperative 1 year

Subsidence was evaluated by comparing immediate post-operative radiographic images with those obtained at 1 year follow-up. Subsidence was measured as a vertical drop of stem, characterised by a radiolucent line at the proximal most aspect of the bone-prosthesis interface.

acetabular abductionpostoperative 1 year

abduction degree of acetabular component after surgery

Mean intraoperative estimated blood lossfrom preoperative session to postoperative 1 day

Total blood volume was calculates according to Nadler's formula based on patient's sex, height and weight of the patient, whereas the estimated blood loss was calculated according to Meunier's formula (mL)

mean duration of surgeryfrom preoperative session to postoperative 1 day

Duration of total hip arthroplasty surgery for each patient

stem varus/valgus degreespostoperative 1 year

varus or valgus angulation of femoral stem after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bezmialem Vakif University

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Istanbul, Turkey

Bezmialem Vakif University
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey

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