Excision of trochanteric bursa during total hip replacement: Does it reduce the incidence of post-operative trochanteric bursitis?

Table 1 Patient demographic and operative data

Demographic	Surgeon A	Surgeon B
	Synchronous trochanteric bursectomy	Trochanteric bursa preserved
Number of patients	554	400
Age, mean ± SD, yr	66 ± 11.9	69 ± 9.9
Gender
Female	346	264
Male	208	136
Procedures
Uncemented THR	329	195
Cemented THR	0	84
Hybrid THR (cemented femoral component)	227	125
Laterality
Right	288	204
Left	264	192
Bilateral	2	4

Note that six patients underwent simultaneous bilateral total hip replacement, thus increasing the total number of procedures to 960. SD: Standard deviation; THR: Total hip replacement.