Abstract
We report the survival, functional and radiological outcome of a series of Birmingham hip resurfacing procedures performed by a single surgeon at a district general hospital. The aim of this study was to retrospectively report the medium term outcome and survival of our patients.
There were 45 hip resurfacings performed in 38 patients between 2004 and 2010. Patients were followed for a mean duration of four years. Mean age of 52.6 years (range 26 to 65). Although no patients were lost to follow up, four did not complete the oxford hip scoring assessment.
The median Oxford hip score was 16.25 points (range 12–39 points, standard deviation 5.9) at 48 months follow up (range 11.5–84.2 months). The mean acetabular inclination was 46.9 (range 40.9–59.9) in the 45 hip resurfacings post operatively.
There was one patient with varus subsidence of the prosthesis and one patient with persistent hip pain post operatively under investigation currently. There was no definite radiological evidence of loosening or of narrowing of the femoral neck. No cases were revised and no cases developed any other complications.
These medium-term results from a district general hospital are comparable to the other studies performed. Few independent studies have reported the outcome of resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip in a district general hospital. Further evaluation and follow up of these patients is required to address the concerns raised by other centers related to fracture and metal debris.
