Total hip arthroplasty: a review of four years experience.
Forty-nine total hip replacements are reviewed after an average follow-up of 32 months. There is an 8.2% dislocation rate and an infection rate of 4.0%. There is a 39% incidence formation of "significant" amounts of heterotopic bone. From a review of the hip rating forms it is apparent that in most patients marked improvement is brought about by the operation.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001178:Arthroplasty; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged