Authors: BaiLiang Wang DeBo Yue Bao Xing Liu WanShou Guo
Publish Date: 2014/03/25
Volume: 24, Issue: 7, Pages: 1217-1221
Abstract
Patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head ONFH have a severe impact on their health status functionality and quality of life Sexual life is an important component of the quality of life and is still a frequently neglected domain in patients with ONFH The aims of the study were to evaluate the influence of the disease and the total hip arthroplasty THA surgery on quality of sexual life QSL in these patientsA prospective selfcontrolled study was done 247 patients of ONFH who underwent unilateral or bilateral THA were asked to complete a standardized QSL questionnaire and the score of QSL was evaluated preoperatively and at first year followup of postTHA operationThe mean age of the patient was 468 range 25–60 years 194 cases 785 276 hips were alcoholinduced ONFH There is significant decrease p = 0026 in sexual relationship impairment on the 0–8 scale from preTHA 53 ± 07 to postTHA 23 ± 04 There is no significant difference for effect on sexual function p = 014 between preTHA 23 ± 04 and postTHA 18 ± 03 There is significant improvement p = 0018 in overall sexual satisfaction degree of patients on the 1–5 scale from preTHA 27 ± 02 to postTHA 47 ± 06 but no significant increase for sexual partnerONFH has impaired relationships with partner and overall sexual satisfaction degree of the male patients THA has improved significantly relationships with partner and overall sexual satisfaction degree of the male patients but no effect on sexual function of the patients and overall sexual satisfaction degree of sexual partner
Keywords: