Abstract
In this review of a limited series of 24 hip replacements done over a six-year period is reviewed, the rationale and theoretical motivation are discussed and the results reported.
The mean follow-up is 30 months (10 to 66). There were twice as many male as female patients. Their mean age was 46.8 years. Results were scored on a Charnley/D’Aubigne system.
There were technical difficulties but they were not insurmountable. Disciplined preoperative planning is required.
The results are promising but some questions remain about long-term effects of metal debris and long-term prosthetic survival.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor M. B. E. Sweet. Correspondence should be addressed to him at The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical School, University of Witwatersrand, 7 York Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa
