Total hip replacement in osteoarthrosis using the Charnley prosthesis.
Charnley low-friction arthroplasty was performed on 352 osteoarthritic hips, usually because of severe pain. Three hundred and twenty hips were reviewed at a special follow-up clinic or by postal questionnaire. After operation 89% of hips were pain-free or caused only occasional discomfort, and in 76% there was an increased range of movement. Of those patients actually seen for review 79% were judged to have a good or excellent result. The most frequent single complication was deep infection, which occurred in 5.3% of hips.
D000077:Acetabulum; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001178:Arthroplasty; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005269:Femur; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006615:Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection
D000667:Ampicillin; D003023:Cloxacillin; D010118:Oxytetracycline