Year: 2004
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives: To determine the physiological answer of the reactive protein C (RPC) and the speed of globular sedimentation (SGS) after non infected total hip arthroplasty (THA). Material and methods: a descriptive study on a total sample of 20 patients suffering primary coxarthrosis and operated with THA was performed (18 patients with cemented Auto-Fit Prosthesis and 2 patients with cementless Prophor Prosthesis). The values of SGS, RPC, fibrinogen and morning body temperature were determined before the surgical proce- dure and on day 1, 2, 3, 7, 14 and 90 after it. Results: an ANOVA test was used for repeated measurements of the obtained results. There were statistically significant differences in the levels of RPC obtained in the different days of the study (p<0.001), obtaining the highest levels of it on day 2 after surgery and highly decreasing from day 7 after surgery onwards. Conclusions: the maintenance of increased levels of RPC or the appearance of new peaks after the day 2 or 3 after surgery may be an indicator of severe complications in THA.
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W44444244