[Infected endoprosthesis of the hip - an actuel problem (author's transl)].
Out of 49 infected total hip replacements which were treated at the Orthopedic Hospital of the University of Heidelberg, 39 were taken out and not replaced by a new one. The advantage of such doing was an almost total cure of the infection and a relief of pain. The functional result is the same found in head-neck-resections. The patient's opinion about this method is surprisingly good. It is worth to be considered as an alternative to a replacement of a new prosthesis.
D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D050723:Fractures, Bone; D005684:Gait; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000293:injuries; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection; D013997:Time Factors
Infizierte Hüftendoprothesen - ein aktuelles Problem