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World J Orthop. Jun 18, 2021; 12(6): 395-402
Published online Jun 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i6.395
Published online Jun 18, 2021. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v12.i6.395
Dermatomyositis and polymyositis in total hip arthroplasty
Samuel Rosas, Anirudh Krishna Gowd, Matthew Reynolds Akelman, T David Luo, Cynthia Lynn Emory, Johannes Frank Plate, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC 27101, United States
Michael Schallmo, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Atrium Healthcare, Charlotte, NC 28203, United States
Author contributions: All of the authors have contributed to the final manuscript encompassed herein.
Institutional review board statement: Retrospective, HIPAA compliant database does not require IRB review.
Informed consent statement: The written informed consent was waived.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors report a conflict of interest with this paper.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at srosas@wakehealth.edu
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
Corresponding author: Samuel Rosas, MD, PhD, Doctor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27101, United States. srosas@wakehealth.edu
Received: January 3, 2021
Peer-review started: January 3, 2021
First decision: March 1, 2021
Revised: March 22, 2021
Accepted: May 20, 2021
Article in press: May 20, 2021
Published online: June 18, 2021
Processing time: 158 Days and 17.5 Hours
Peer-review started: January 3, 2021
First decision: March 1, 2021
Revised: March 22, 2021
Accepted: May 20, 2021
Article in press: May 20, 2021
Published online: June 18, 2021
Processing time: 158 Days and 17.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Patients with dermatomyositis have an increased 90-d rates of pneumonia and pulmonary embolisms. The increased rates of these complications is concordant with a decreased hematoma rates consistent with the prothrombotic state of these patients. Surgeons should remember the implications of dermatomyositis when patients are undergoing total hip arthroplasty, and further discuss deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis.