Higher revision rates in primary total hip arthroplasty among patients with rheumatoid arthritis compared with osteoarthritis
An increased risk of major and minor revision after primary THA was found in RA patients compared with OA patients, independent of cause. Although hybrid fixation was linked to lower major revision risk than uncemented fixation, cementless fixation remained the most common method in RA patients.
Authors
- Alexander Grimberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8062-788X)
- Lorenz Pichler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9848-778X)
- Carsten Perka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0993-581X)
- Bernd Kladny
- Sebastian Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4175-8718)
- Joost A. Burger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9360-2884)
- Yinan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4200-8065)
Institutions
- Federation of German Industries (DE)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone & Joint Open
- Published
- 2025-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.612.bjo-2025-0211.r1
- Primary Topic
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00