Mayne AIW, Cassidy RS, Magill P, et al. - This study was attempted to evaluate the association between elevated peritrochanteric fat depth (FD) and an increased risk of complications in the first year following total hip arthroplasty (THA). Between June 2013 and May 2018, prospectively collected data on a consecutive series of 1,220 primary THAs were examined. Researchers applied a sterile ruler to assess the vertical soft tissue depth from the most prominent part of the greater trochanter to the skin and recorded to the nearest millimetre. At the patient’s preoperative assessment, BMI was estimated. They distinguished all surgical complications occuring within the initial 12 months of follow-up. No relationship was reported between peritrochanteric FD and the risk of surgical complications following primary THA.