Charnley low-friction arthroplasty of the hip. Five to 25 years survivorship in a general hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Some studies have raised the question about whether the good results obtained with the Charnley prosthesis could be replicated at general hospitals when it comes to the frequency of early complications and failure rates, both of which would be higher than those published by centres devoted to hip arthroplasties.

Methods

We reviewed the results of 404 Low Friction Arthroplasties of the hip implanted between 1976 and 1993 in a general hospital by general orthopaedic surgeons. For the survival analysis, the end-point chosen would be the chirurgical revision of any of the prosthetic components for whatever reason.

Results

The complications were 16 dislocations (4%), 14 deep infections (3.5%), 2 neurological injuries (0,5%) and 5 clinical deep venous thromboses

SUBMITTER: Hernandez-Vaquero D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2426685 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature