Total joint arthroplasty. Applications in children and adolescents.
Sixty total hip arthroplasties were performed in 47 severely disabled children and adolescents. Follow-up was from 1 to 5 years. The complication rate was 22%. Loss of the prosthesis occurred in only one patient, who had had multiple operations. Eighty-five percent of these patients had good to excellent results.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications