title: Hip resurfacing is less painful at 24 hours than hip replacement.
abstract: This article quantifies pain differences in the immediate postoperative period between patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and metal-on-metal hip resurfacing (MoMHR). Patients less than 65 years old indicated for either a primary MoMHR or THA were screened for consent. A total of 51 patients completed the study. Controlling for confounding factors, patients having MoMHR experienced significantly less pain at 24 hours than patients having THA. The MoMHR cohort experienced a significantly shorter length of stay than the THA cohort. MoMHR shows a significantly lower pain level at 24 hours than THA and a significantly earlier discharge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY 10003, USA.
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Jeffrey A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: Jonathan D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Nyce
authors.forename: Todd A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Macaulay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction