Charnley low-friction arthroplasty for the treatment of hips with late complications of femoral neck fractures.
Two hundred five Charnley low-friction arthroplasties (LFA) were performed in 205 patients for late complications of femoral neck fractures. LFA was an excellent procedure for relieving pain and restoring function with a good range of movement. The deep infection rate was 3.9%. A detailed analysis of the patients with infection showed a high incidence of previous superficial wound infection or positive bacteriologic culture swabs obtained from the wound at the time of LFA.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies