Re-attachment of the un-united trochanter in Charnley low friction arthroplasty.
In a prospective study, a double crossover wire with a compression spring was used to re-attach 52 un-united trochanters at revision operations on total hip arthroplasties. Bony union was achieved in 42 (81%) and was not influenced by the duration of the nonunion or the separation gap. The new method compared favourably with earlier revisions at which other methods of trochanteric re-attachment had been used.
Hodgkinson
J P
JP
Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington, England.
Shelley
P
P
Wroblewski
B M
BM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation