title: Rhabdomyolysis is a Potential Complication of Total Hip Arthroplasty in the Morbidly Obese.
abstract: Rhabdomyolysis (RML) can complicate prolonged surgery and may lead to renal failure and death. Obese patients are at high risk for this complication. This complication has been recently described in bariatric surgery and prolonged spine surgery, but it is not well recognized in patients undergoing THA. We present an obese patient (BMI = 50) who developed RML and acute kidney injury after a total hip arthroplasty.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA ; Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, NY 10065 USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA ; Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, NY 10065 USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Figgie
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA ; Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, NY 10065 USA.
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 USA ; Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, NY 10065 USA.
authors.forename: Stavros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Memtsoudis
keywords: acute kidney injury; obesity; rhabdomyolysis; total hip arthroplasty