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Table 4 The prevalence of arthroplasty in THR proband siblings stratified by unilateral versus bilateral replacement

From: Hip joint replacement surgery for idiopathic osteoarthritis aggregates in families

Probands (n = 635; mean age in females/males, years [SD])

THR proband siblings (n = 1533)

 

UHR

BHR

Unaffected

Total

UHR (n = 463; 69.3 [9]/67.2 [11.3])

18 (1.6%)

15 (1.3%)

1,079 (96.1%)

1,122

BHR (n = 172; 69.7 [9.4]/65.9 [11.3])

17 (4.1%)

7 (1.7%)

375 (91.1%)

411

Total

35

22

1,454

1,533

  1. χ2 (3 degrees of freedom) = 23.6; P < 0.001. BHR, bilateral hip replacement; SD, standard deviation; THR, hip replacement; UHR, unilateral hip replacement.