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Table 2 Number of studies reporting on associations between potential risk factors and revision of primary THA

From: Risk factors for revision of primary total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review

Specific endpoint

Revision (any)

Aseptic loosening

Infection

Dislocation

Total for each endpoint*

65

30

19

12

Risk Factor

N^ (%)+

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Demographic Factors

Age

26

(40%)

12

(40%)

5

(26%)

4

(33%)

Sex

18

(28%)

10

(33%)

6

(32%)

2

(17%)

BMI/body weight

5

(8%)

2

(7%)

2

(11%)

1

(8%)

Race

1

(2%)

—

1

(5%)

—

Socioeconomic status

1

(2%)

—

1

(5%)

—

Tobacco use

—

1

(3%)

—

—

Alcohol use

—

—

1

(5%)

—

Preparation of living aids

—

1

(3%)

—

—

 

Clinical Factors

Underlying diagnosis

21

(32%)

8

(27%)

6

(32%)

3

(25%)

Comorbidity (Charlson)

5

(8%)

—

2

(11%)

—

Diabetes

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

2

(11%)

1

(8%)

Medication use

3

(5%)

4

(13%)

3

(16%)

3

(25%)

Bilateral vs. unilateral THA

3

(5%)

—

—

—

Genetic predisposition

—

1

(3%)

2

(11%)

—

Prior hip surgery

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

1

(5%)

—

Post-THA childbirth

1

(2%)

—

—

—

 

Surgical and Implant-Related Factors

Fixation

11

(17%)

6

(20%)

6

(32%)

2

(17%)

Femoral head size

3

(5%)

2

(7%)

—

3

(25%)

Bearing

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

—

1

(8%)

Coating

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

—

—

Femoral head material

1

(2%)

—

—

—

Other design-related factors

1

(2%)

2

(7%)

1

(5%)

—

Operating time

2

(3%)

1

(3%)

4

(21%)

2

(17%)

Surgical approach

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

1

(5%)

3

(25%)

Ventilation

1

(2%)

—

2

(11%)

—

Anesthesia

—

—

2

(11%)

—

Infection prophylaxis

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

1

(5%)

—

Fixation technique

1

(2%)

1

(3%)

—

—

Units blood transfused

—

—

1

(5%)

—

 

Health Care Provider-Related Factors

Hospital volume

6

(9%)

1

(3%)

—

—

Hospital teaching status

2

(3%)

—

1

(5%)

—

Rural vs. urban hospital

—

—

1

(5%)

—

Surgeon volume

4

(6%)

—

—

—

Surgeon experience

2

(3%)

—

—

—

  1. * Papers that reported on multiple endpoints are included in each of the relevant columns.
  2. ^ — indicates no papers examined the risk factor for that endpoint.
  3. + Column percentages, not mutually exclusive.