Acetabular reconstruction of a total hip arthroplasty (THA) for a case with severe bone loss is most challenging for surgeon. Relatively high rate of failure after the reconstruction surgery have been reported. We have used Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement devices with morsellised or bulk bone allografts for these cases. The purpose of this study was to examine the midterm results of revision THA using Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement devices. We retrospectively reviewed 20 hips of revision THA (20 patients) between February 2002 and August 2010. The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 67.4 years (range 45–78). All of the cases were female. The mean duration of follow-up was 6.5 years (range 2.1–10.4). The reasons of revision surgeries were aseptic loosening in 10 hips, migration of bipolar hemiarthroplasty in 8 hips, and rheumatoid arthritis in 2 hips. We classified acetabular bone defects according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) classification; we found two cases of Type II and eighteen cases of Type III. In terms of bone graft, we performed both bulk and morsellised bone grafts in 6 hips and morsellised bone grafts only in 14 hips. We assessed cup alignment using postoperative computed tomography (CT) and The post-operative and final follow-up radiographs were compared to assess migration of the implant. We measured the following three parameters: the angle of inclination of the acetabular device (Fig. 1); the horizontal migration (Fig. 2a); and vertical migration (Fig. 2b). Substantial migration was defined as a change in the angle of inclination of more than 3 degrees or migration of more than 3 mm. The pre- and postoperative hip functions were evaluated using the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) hip score.Introduction
Patients and methods
Ankle arthrodesis is a common treatment for destroyed ankle arthrosis with sacrificing the range of motion. On the other hand, total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) is an operation that should develop as a method keeping or improving range of motion (ROM); however, loosening and sinking of the implant have been reported in especially constrained designs of the implant. The concept of FINE TAA is the mobile bearing system (Nakashima Medical Co., Ltd, Okayama Japan) that can reduce stress concentration to implants. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short-term results of FINE TAA. We performed FINE TAA for osteoarthritis (OA) (2 ankles of 2 patients) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (4 ankles of 3 patients). All patients were female. The mean age of the patients was 71.4 years old at the operation. The mean follow-up period was 32.6 (range, 18–55) months. All patients were assessed for Japan Orthopedic Association (JOA) score and ROM in plantar flexion and dorsiflexion at the point of pre-operation and final follow-up. We evaluated radiolucent line, subsidence, and alignment of implants at the latest follow-up.Introduction
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