Calidad de vida y satisfacción post- artroplastia total de cadera. Brigada médica “Operation Walk”, Cuenca, 2013-2019

Abstract

Background: Total hip arthroplasty (TCA) is one of the most common orthopedic surgeries, more than 400,000 replacements are performed annually in the US and more than 2 million around the world. General objective: to evaluate quality of life and satisfaction in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty done by the Canadian medical mission "Operation Walk" in Cuenca from 2013 to 2019. Methodology: It’s a descriptive and cross-sectional investigation with a total sample of 130 patients. Sociodemographic data were collected and the SF-12 and WOMAC-11 scales were applied for quality of life and the scale of Mahomed et al. for postoperative satisfaction. The data were analyzed according to the guidelines instituted for each scale, in addition to descriptive statistical methods using PSPP. Results: the mean age was 49.5 years; the female sex was represented by 80% and the most frequent preoperative diagnosis was hip dysplasia / sequelae (64.60%). Through SF-12 scale, better results were obtained for the mental component (54.07) compared to the physical component (39.35). Better postoperative results were obtained in terms of pain (1.38 / 4) and stiffness (0.82 / 4), however, the functional subscale presented worse results (3.27 / 4), according to the WOMAC-11 scale. About 92.30% of the patients said they were very satisfied. Conclusions: In relation to quality of life we found that our population presents a better mental component; In addition, postoperative functional difficulty persists. Close to the entire population is very satisfied with the results of the surgery. Keywords: Quality of life. Satisfaction. Arthroplasty. Hip