International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Surgical stress differences between total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty

Motoki Sonohata
  • Motoki Sonohata
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Kenji Tsunoda
  • Kenji Tsunoda
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Hajime Kugisaki
  • Hajime Kugisaki
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Shinsuke Someya
  • Shinsuke Someya
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Hidefumi Honke
  • Hidefumi Honke
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Mitsunori Komine
  • Mitsunori Komine
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Masaru Kitajima
  • Masaru Kitajima
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Masaaki Mawatari
  • Masaaki Mawatari
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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Takao Hotokebuchi
  • Takao Hotokebuchi
  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Nabeshima 5-1-1, Saga 849-8501, Japan.
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  •  Accepted: 02 November 2009
  •  Published: 30 November 2009

Abstract

This study aims to clarify the difference between surgical stress of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) under the same conditions through blood transfusion and ischemic extremity. Body temperature, white blood cell (WBC) count, the level of C-reactive protein (CRP), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured for eleven patients undergoing THA and eight patients undergoing TKA. All the patients who underwent THA and TKA received a transfusion of 2 units of autologous blood but no transfusion with homologous blood, and the TKA surgery was performed without an air tourniquet. The first day after the surgery, there was no significant difference between the THA and TKA with respect to body temperature and CRP. However, there was a significant difference between the THA and TKA in WBC count (p < 0.05) and IL-6 (p < 0.01) on the first day after the surgery. In addition, there was a significant difference between the THA and TKA in IL-6 (p < 0.05) and CRP level (p < 0.05) on the seventh day after the surgery. The surgical stress of TKA was significantly larger than the surgical stress of THA. There may be more potential complications in the patients who underwent TKA than those who underwent THA.

Key words: Cytokine, surgical stress, total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty

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