3 Topic Commentaries

Sex-based differences in hip replacement outcomes

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  Lucas E. Nikkel, MD

  Orthopaedic Surgery – Adult Reconstruction (Hip & Knee)

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  Johns Hopkins Medicine

  Women make up 58% of people undergoing hip replacement. Women also have a slightly higher rate of inflammatory arthritis resulting in a higher rate of joint destruction.

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  Robert H. Shmerling, MD

  Rheumatology

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  Harvard Health Publishing, Harvard Medical School

  But this risk was much greater in younger individuals, especially for men. Up to 35% of men in their early 50s required a second operation.

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  Amanda Chen, MS

  Population Health Sciences / Health Services Research

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  Weill Cornell Medicine

  The findings suggest that sex is not associated with the risk of 2-year revision after total hip arthroplasty.

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