title: The incidence of total hip replacement in orthognathic surgery patients receiving short-term steroid therapy.
abstract: It is well known that long-term corticosteroid therapy can lead to avascular necrosis of the femoral head. There is suspicion among orthopedic surgeons that short-term, high-dose steroid use poses similar risks. The records of 2,773 patients (1,497 who had total hip replacement and 1,276 who had orthognathic surgery) were retrospectively reviewed. No hip replacements had been done in the orthognathic surgery group and none of the patients in the total hip replacement group had undergone orthognathic surgery. The use of short-course, systemic corticosteroids to reduce postoperative swelling in orthognathic surgery did not seem to cause avascular necrosis of the femoral head.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Precious
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D056948:Orthognathic Surgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D008775:Methylprednisolone