title: Pregnancy outcomes following total hip arthroplasty: a preliminary study and review of the literature.
abstract: Pregnancy outcomes among patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) during their reproductive years were retrospectively evaluated. Twenty-one patients reported pregnancies after THA and 20 had live births. No prosthesis-related problems were reported. This is the first study that provides a patient-based assessment of pregnancy outcomes and delivery in women who underwent THA. The preliminary data suggest THA had no adverse effect on subsequent childbearing.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: Doruk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erkan
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zuniga
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bateman
authors.forename: Eduardo A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Salvati
authors.forename: Steven K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Magid
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects; D001946:Breech Presentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires