title: Long-term results of hip arthroplasty for failure of previous surgery.
abstract: We report a retrospective review of 127 low friction arthroplasties carried out for the failure of a previous hip operation. After an average follow-up of 10.4 years, 20% of cases required further revision, over half of them for deep infection. We estimated from the radiographic appearances that eventual failure by loosening was probable in 58% on the femoral side and 56% on the acetabular side of the arthroplasties.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Hip Surgery, Wrightington, Lancashire, England.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Echeverri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shelley
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wroblewski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology