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. 2018 Aug 16;15(3):886-888.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2018.08.016. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Postoperative hemoglobin and recovery of hip muscle strength after total hip arthroplasty

Katsuhiko Maezawa  1 , Masahiko Nozawa  2 , Takahito Yuasa  1 , Motosi Gomi  1 , Emi Igarashi  3 , Hironobu Sato  1 , Munehiko Sugimoto  4 , Kazuo Kaneko  4
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Postoperative hemoglobin and recovery of hip muscle strength after total hip arthroplasty

Katsuhiko Maezawa et al. J Orthop. .

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Abstract

Background: The presence/absence of postoperative anemia are presumed to have an impact on early recovery after surgery. This study was performed to compare hip muscle strength and hemoglobin during the perioperative period in 82 patients undergoing THA.

Methods: Evaluation of presence/absence of anemia was performed by calculating the 10-day postoperative/preoperative Hb ratio. Muscle strength was investigated before and 2 months after surgery.

Results: Postoperative SLR strength showed a significant difference between the patients whose 10-day postoperative/preoperative Hb ratio was <85% and ≧ 85%.

Conclusion: We need to consider perioperative strategies to minimize anemia in order to improve patient outcomes.

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SLR and abduction strength for patients classified into 85% > 10 th day group and 85% ≦ 10 th day groupPostoperative. SLR strength showed a significant difference between the two groups (∗: P < 0.05).
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