Total Hip Replacement Patients More Likely to Have Strokes Post-Surgery

A study out of the Netherlands has found that individuals who undergo total hip replacements are four times more likely to suffer a hemorrhagic stroke and five times more likely to suffer an ischemic stroke in the weeks following surgery.

The rates are highest in the two weeks following surgery and decline quickly thereafter, evening out after six to 12 weeks. The study's authors urge caregivers to conduct stroke risk assessments for total hip replacement patients during the first six to 12 weeks post-surgery.

The authors noted that further studies are needed to better understand the results.

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