Aims. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) with dual-mobility components (DM-THA) has been shown to decrease the risk of dislocation in the setting of a displaced
Aims. This study aimed to describe practice variation in the use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for older patients with
Aims. The aim of this study was to investigate the potentially increased risk of dislocation in patients with neurological disease who sustain a
Aims. Dislocation is the most common indication for further surgery following total hip arthroplasty (THA) when undertaken in patients with a
Aims. Patients who sustain
Surgical interventions consisting of internal
fixation (IF) or total hip replacement (THR) are required to restore
patient mobility after hip fractures. Conventionally, this decision
was based solely upon the degree of fracture displacement. However,
in the last ten years, there has been a move to incorporate patient
characteristics into the decision making process. Research demonstrating
that joint replacement renders superior functional results when compared
with IF, in the treatment of displaced
Aims. To evaluate the rate of dislocation following dual mobility total hip arthroplasty (DM-THA) in patients with displaced
Aims. While interdisciplinary protocols and expedited surgical treatment improve the management of hip fractures in the elderly, the impact of such interventions on patients specifically undergoing arthroplasty for a
Aims. Monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) or neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) are useful for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), but their diagnostic values are unclear for screening fixation-related infection (FRI) in patients for whom conversion total hip arthroplasty (THA) is planned after failed internal fixation for
Aims. Dual-mobility acetabular components (DMCs) have improved total hip arthroplasty (THA) stability in
Aims. The aim of this study was to clarify the factors that predict the development of avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head in children with a fracture of the femoral neck. Patients and Methods. We retrospectively reviewed 239 children with a mean age of 10.0 years (. sd. 3.9) who underwent surgical treatment for a
Aims. The primary aim of this prognostic study was to identify baseline
factors associated with physical health-related quality of life
(HRQL) in patients after a
Aims. The aim of this study was to compare the functional and radiological
outcomes in patients with a displaced fracture of the hip who were
treated with a cemented or a cementless femoral stem. Patients and Methods. A four-year follow-up of a randomized controlled study included
141 patients who underwent surgery for a displaced femoral neck
fracture. Patients were randomized to receive either a cemented
(n = 67) or a cementless (n = 74) stem at hemiarthroplasty (HA;
n = 83) or total hip arthroplasty (THA; n = 58). Results. Early differences in functional outcome, assessed using the Harris
Hip Score, the Short Musculoskeletal Functional Assessment score
and EuroQol-5D, with better results in cemented group, deteriorated
over time and there were no statistically significant differences
at 48 months. Two (3%) patients in the cemented group and five (6.8%)
in the cementless group underwent further surgery for a periprosthetic
fracture. This difference was statistically significant (p = 0.4).
No patient underwent further surgery for instability or infection
between one and four years postoperatively. The mortality and the
radiological outcomes were similar in both groups. Conclusion. Patients with a displaced
In this study 201 elderly patients with
Aims. Our aim was to examine the Elixhauser and Charlson comorbidity indices, based on administrative data available before surgery, and to establish their predictive value for mortality for patients who underwent hip arthroplasty in the management of a
We reviewed the records and radiographs from 10 hospitals to identify 50 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had sustained 52
In a prospective study, 170 impacted
In a series of over 1000 elderly patients with
We describe a method of internal fixation for
Aims. The objective of this study was to investigate bone healing after
internal fixation of displaced