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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