Revision arthroplasty

Revision arthroplasty has been studied in 7 papers since 2024: 7 observational studies in people; 4 in the past year. The newest paper, Oct 15, 2026: “How have management and outcomes of periprosthetic proximal femoral fractures changed? A comparison of two 8 year time periods in a high volume centre”.

Exposure

7 papers study it2 findingsUpdated

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“revision (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.91) were associated with lower 30-day mortality”
Predictors of short-term outcomes after postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture : a UK linked data analysisBone & joint open2025doi:10.1302/2633-1462.611.bjo-2025-0178.r1

None of its findings points the other way.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • Funders: AO Foundation and 7 more
  • Humans7

What is Revision arthroplasty linked with?

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Studies link Revision arthroplasty with 2 measures, most often dislocation rate (1 study) and 30-day mortality (1).

Dislocation rate

upin humans1

1 study
  1. Revision arthroplasty raises the risk of dislocation rate in humans (p = 0.001).

    “dislocation rate was higher in the revision group (p = 0.001)”

    HumansB2-B3 FH-PPFn = 485

    Internal fixation versus revision arthroplasty for Vancouver B2-B3 fractures: mortality and functional outcomes in frail patients. Insights from the PIPPAS study of 485 patients

    Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

30-day mortality

downin humans1OR 0.78

1 study
  1. Revision arthroplasty lowers the risk of 30-day mortality in humans (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.91).

    “revision (OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.68 to 0.91) were associated with lower 30-day mortality”

    Humanspostoperative periprosthetic femoral fracturen = 33,728

    Predictors of short-term outcomes after postoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture : a UK linked data analysis

    Bone & joint open

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