Charnley total hip prostheses: clinical and radiographic results after 10 to 18 years.
The work reviews 76 Charnley cemented total hip prostheses applied between 1970 and 1977 using a traditional cementation technique. Long-term results after an average of 12 years (minimum 10 and maximum 18) were excellent or good in 79% of the cases, fair in 2.6% and poor in 7.9%. The revision rate was 10.5% Cases characterized by radiographic signs of loosening were studied in detail, and correlations with clinical and radiographic data searched for.
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D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography