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SUBMITTER: Karayiannis P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7264958 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Karayiannis Paul P Walls Andrew A Cassidy Roslyn R Beverland David D
Arthroplasty today 20200601 3
Rapidly progressive osteoarthritis (RPO) is a rare condition which is poorly understood. Limited published literature is available. Reported here is a cohort of patients with RPO and acetabular bone loss who underwent primary THA. Risk factors, degree of acetabular bone loss and outcomes are presented. A typical case of RPO is described and investigations discussed. A retrospective audit was undertaken. 49 patients over an 18-year period were included. RPO patients were significantly older (<i>P ...[more]