Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2024; 12(19): 3684-3691
Published online Jul 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3684
Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population, n (%)

N = 1324 THA’s
Demographic characteristics
    Age at surgery, yr, mean (SD)64.9 ± 11.6
    Female gender835 (63.1)
    Right side724 (54.7)
    BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)26.4 ± 4.1
Clinical characteristics
    Diagnoses    
    Osteoarthritis948 (71.6)
    Dysplasia55 (4.2)
    Fracture28 (2.1)
    Osteonecrosis37 (2.8)
    Rheumatoid arthritis21 (1.6)
    Posttraumatic26 (2.0)
    Other19 (1.4)
    Surgical approaches     
    Anterior254 (19.2)
    Anterolateral219 (16.5)
    Posterolateral50 (3.8)
    Straight lateral613 (46.3)
    Unknown188 (14.2)
Table 2 Yearly change of the PROMs (ß) during the first postoperative year
HOOS
First year
ßcrude (95%CI)1
P value
ßadjusted (95%CI)1
P value
Symptoms40.3 (29.6-51.0)< 0.00139.6 (27.2-52.0)< 0.001
Pain41.9 (39.8-43.9)< 0.00140.7 (38.6-42.9)< 0.001
ADL39.9 (37.9-41.9)< 0.00138.9 (36.8-41.0)< 0.001
Sport/Rec46.7 (44.2-49.2)< 0.00145.5 (42.9-48.2)< 0.001
QoL45.9 (43.6-48.2)< 0.00145.2 (42.8-47.6)< 0.001
Table 3 Yearly change of the PROMs (ß) during the second postoperative year
HOOS
Second year
ßcrude (95%CI)1
P value
ßadjusted (95%CI)1
P value
Symptoms0.95 (-0.40-1.30)0.1691.63 (0.20-3.05)0.025
Pain0.04 (-1.22-1.31)0.9480.44 (-0.93-1.80)0.529
ADL0.39 (-1.06-1.83)0.5970.81 (-0.70-2.32)0.294
Sport/Rec-0.03 (-2.19-2.13)0.9770.98 (-1.34-3.29)0.407
QoL2.20 (0.32-4.09)0.0222.41 (0.40-4.41)0.019