Surface Hippy - Guide To Hip Resurfacing

Serving The Patient Community Since 12/11/2005     Patricia Walter Owner/Webmaster

Clusty

To Advertise
Contact Patricia
2000+ Unique Visitors a day

Hip Resurfacing News

Causes of Early Failure in a Multicenter Clinical Trial of Hip Resurfacing

Causes of Early Failure in a Multicenter Clinical Trial of Hip Resurfacing

Link http://www.arthroplastyjournal.org/article/S0883-5403(08)00511-1/abstract

Paul R. Kim, MD, FRCSC, Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FRCSC, G. Yves La Laflamme, MD, FRCSC, Michael Dunbar, MD, FRCSC

September 2008

Abstract 

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and possible causes of early failure in a multicenter trial of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing. Two hundred patients were prospectively enrolled and followed for an average of 31.2 months (range, 12-54 months). Of 200 patients, 14 (7.0%) required revision surgery at a mean time of 19.5 months (range, 3-47 months). Patients with failures were significantly younger and heavier than the nonfailures, and all were male. Patients who were revised did not differ from those who were not revised in terms of radiographic outcomes, but they did report lower functional outcome scores at all preoperative and postoperative testing intervals. Most failures (10/14) were related to early acetabular loosening. The learning curve was likely a factor in these cup failures. This report highlights the importance of patient selection and surgical technique in hip resurfacing arthroplasty. It is anticipated that further surgical experience will lead to a reduction in this high early failure rate.

 

Advertisement


View My Stats

Statistics Page

Web design by Patricia Walter Copyright Surface Hippy 12/11/2005

Mission Statement - Surface Hippy is a patient to patient guide to hip resurfacing. It does not provide medical advice. It is designed to support, not to replace, the relationship between patient and clinician.
Advertising - Revenue from this site is derived from commercial advertising and individual donations.
Any advertisement is distinguished by the word "advertisement"
Privacy - Surface Hippy does not share email addresses or personal information with any group or organization.
Content - Surface Hippy is not controlled or influenced by any medical companies, doctors or hospitals.
All content is controlled by Patricia Walter  -
Joint Health Sites  LLC
This site is published by Joint Health Sites LLC, which is solely responsible for its content.
The advertisements on this site are not intended by the advertisers as an endorsement of the site's content.
The advertisers shall not be liable for any errors or omissions in the site's content,
nor liable for any damages from any person's actions based in reliance on the site's content.