Does peritrochanteric fat thickness increase the risk of early reoperation for infection or wound complications following total hip arthroplasty?

ConclusionContrary to other previously reported surgical procedures, radiographic measurement of subcutaneous depth is not a valid tool for predicting a return to the OR for wound complications in the early post-operative period following primary total hip arthroplasty.
Source: Journal of Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research