Association of Testosterone Supplementation with the Risk of Infection following Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
Men prescribed testosterone within 1 year prior to THA were more likely to undergo all-cause reoperation and reoperation due to infection. Arthroplasty surgeons should that younger patients have a higher rate of reoperation due to infection as well.
Authors
- Eric L. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1609-7639)
- Gloria Coden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2546-2343)
- Jacob M. Kirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1368-3512)
- Hannah I. Travers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5734-1637)
- Mikhail Kuznetsov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8254-3380)
Institutions
- New England Baptist Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hip & Pelvis
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5371/hp.2025.37.4.269
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00