Satisfaction rates post total hip replacement in patients of avascular necrosis of hip

Background: A study was conducted to evaluate patient satisfaction after total hip replacement in cases of avascular necrosis of the HIP in patients admitted in SAIMS Hospital, Indore. Patients reporting with avascular necrosis of femoral head were taken for study. Material and Methods: The Observational study which includes Prospective cases was conducted from December 2019 to November 2020 in Orthopaedic department of a tertiary care center of the metropolitan city of India. Overall 100 patients with unilateral Avascular Necrosis of Femoral Head were operated with Total Hip Arthroplasty via posterolateral approach (Southern Moore). Duration of the Study was 1 years. All patients of age between 20-80 years with unilateral Avascular necrosis of femoral head (grade III or IV) with normal septic profile and patients who are willing to undergo total hip arthroplasty according to our protocol between period December 2019 to November 2020 with no concomitant fracture or other injuries in the same limb were included in the study. Results: Patients were evaluated using WOMAC score. There was improvement of the score in all cases.
Conclusion: Total hip replacement is a boon for patients of advanced avascular necrosis of femoral head. Based on our experience in treating 100 cases of Unilateral Avascular necrosis of femoral head by total hip arthroplasty we conclude that In all patients WOMAC scores improved significantly one year postoperatively.