Elective primary total hip arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis versus osteoarthritis: in-hospital outcomes from the national inpatient sample, 2016–2021
Whether coded rheumatoid arthritis (RA) among patients undergoing elective total hip arthroplasty (THA) is associated with excess short-term inpatient morbidity in contemporary U.S. practice remains uncertain. We performed a retrospective cohort study using the National Inpatient Sample (2016–2021). Adults undergoing e...