A Study Of Sociodemographic Profile Of The Patients Undergoing Hip Joint Replacement In A Tertiary Hospital In Central India

Abstract

Hip arthroplasty made a revolution the field of orthopedics as the earlier thought of painful conditions like osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis could now be solved by replacing the damaged joint with an artificial joint which dramatically improves the pain of the patient and the person who could barely walk due to pain starts walking again pain free. This magical medical innovation has changed lives of many worldwide. As the mean life span of the population is increasing, the diseases attributed to the age like osteoarthritis is also increasing and hence the scope for joint replacement is boundless.This study was an observational study to study the socio-demographic profile of the patients undergoing hip replacement arthroplasty in a tertiary hospital in central India.Methodology: This study was a record based observational study conducted retrospectively in the department of Orthopaedics in a tertiary care hospital in central India from 1st May 2021 to 30th April 2022. Sample Size of 50 patients were analyzed and pat clinical data was used from hospital records.Observation And Results: A total of 50 patients were studied in total. Out of them 30 were males and 20 were females. The mean age of the patients was 60.2 years. Out of the 50, 20 patients had yellow ration card i.e. belonging to lower socio economic status while 20 had saffron ration card and only 10 had white ration card. Majority of the population was Hindu (40%) followed by Muslims (30%), Buddhist (24%) and 6% were Christians, Sikhs and Jains. Majority of the population was educated up to 10th standard while 16% were illiterate. Osteoarthritis was the most common indication for hip joint replacement (70%).Conclusion: Due to better schemes for the poor, facilities, and equipment and the will to serve the poor, old age poor people can also get costly operations like hip joint replacement done to alleviate them from their sufferings.