title: Revision of aggressive granulomatous lesions in hip arthroplasty.
abstract: Fourteen patients had revision arthroplasty for aggressive granulomatosis in 16 previously replaced cemented total hips. The revision was performed on average 8 years (range, 6-13 years) after the primary arthroplasty. Twelve patients had multifocal granulomatous lesions. Pain was the first clinical sign of the aggressive granulomatosis, beginning on average 1.7 years (range, 0.8-3.8 years) after the primary operation. One patient had a fracture of the femur due to large granulomas while waiting for revision. The patients were under follow-up evaluation for an average of 5.4 years (range, 4-7 years) after revision. Two patients had recurrence of aggressive granulomatosis at the original sites 4.5 and 6.5 years after revision. Eleven patients had good or excellent results of revision.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Hospital, Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wirta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eskola
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santavirta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tallroth
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Konttinen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lindholm
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation