Functional and Patient-related Outcomes of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Younger Than 20 Years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in adolescent and young adults represent only about 10% of all THAs. Despite the advances in hip conservation surgery, there are still adolescents and young adults who progress to severe joint degeneration. THA seems to be the last solution in these cases. We aimed to assess the clinical and patient-related outcomes at short-term to midterm follow-up for THAs performed before the age of 20 years.

Material and methods

We performed a retrospective monocentric study including all patients that underwent a THA before the age of 20 years between January 2008 and December 2018 at our tertiary orthopaedic center with a minimum follow-up of 2 years. Demographic data were recorded. The Harris and Oxford hip scores were used to assess clinical a

SUBMITTER: Chapot A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10009676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature