title: Hip arthroplasty in haemodialysis patients.
abstract: We retrospectively reviewed 17 hip arthroplasties in 15 patients having haemodialysis for chronic renal failure. The duration of haemodialysis before the operation averaged 8.6 years and the average age of the patients was 61 years. All patients were followed for more than two years (mean 4.6 years). Six arthroplasties in four patients had failed due to loosening, and one of these patients died from undiagnosed infection of both hips at 7.6 years after the operation. General skeletal abnormalities caused by maintenance haemodialysis may explain the high incidence of loosening and it is important to be aware of the danger of postoperative infection. The risk-to-benefit ratio of hip arthroplasty is high in patients on haemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012189:Retrospective Studies