Behavior of coxarthrosis at the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital of Sancti Spiritus, 2022

Introduction: Hip osteoarthritis became a primary problem over time, in relation to the greater current longevity of people. Objective: Determine the behavior of coxarthrosis at the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital of Sancti Spiritus in the year 2022. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out by the University of Medical Sciences at the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital of the province of Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. The sample consisted of 28 patients who underwent surgery with a diagnosis of coxarthrosis in the Orthopedics and Traumatology service. Results: The most representative age group was 50 to 59 years old, 57.14% belonged to the female sex. All patients reported suffering from limitation of external rotation and abduction movement, 92.85% reported suffering from deterioration in muscle strength. Grade 4 osteoarthritis prevailed in the patients, of which 92.85% of those operated on had a satisfactory evolution. Conclusions: Patients with a diagnosis of coxarthrosis operated on at the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital of Sancti Spiritus in 2022 were described, which made it possible to determine that this procedure had good results and with a low percentage of complications.