How Systemic Sclerosis Affects Healthcare Use and Complication Rates after Total Hip Arthroplasty

Objective. To assess whether outcomes after primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) differ in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. We used the 1998–2014 US National Inpatient Sample. THA and SSc were identified using procedure and diagnostic codes, respectively. Multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analyses assessed the association of SSc with in-hospital complications (implant infection, revision, transfusion, mortality) post-THA and...