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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 84-B, Issue 5 | Pages 700 - 705
1 Jul 2002
English H Timperley AJ Dunlop D Gie G

We report the mid-term results of femoral impaction grafting which was used in 53 patients during the second stage of a two-stage revision for an infected total hip replacement. We reviewed all cases performed between 1989 and 1998. All patients underwent a Girdlestone excision arthroplasty, received local and systemic antibiotics and subsequently underwent reconstruction, using femoral impaction grafting.

Four patients had further infection (7.5%), and four died within 24 months of surgery. One patient underwent revision of the stem for a fracture below its tip at ten months. This left 44 patients with a mean follow-up of 53 months (24 to 122). All had improved clinical scores and a satisfactory radiological outcome.