Association Between Lithium Use and Periprosthetic Fracture After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Despite the theoretical benefit of lithium on bone density, it was not associated with a difference in the rate of PPFx or other surgical complication following THA. Further work is needed to address treatment of osteoporosis and prevention of periprosthetic fracture in the arthroplasty population.
Authors
- Michael Mazzucco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8443-7936)
- Benjamin Basseri
- Alexander S. McLawhorn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7841-5095)
- Rafa Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3291-1621)
- Billy I. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1519-6566)
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101851
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00