title: The clinical and radiological results of revision of low friction arthroplasty in the elderly.
abstract: We assessed 130 patients (138 hips) who were more than 70 years old at the time of revision arthroplasty and had a minimum follow-up of 4 years. The average follow-up was for 7 years 3 months. The clinical results were excellent or satisfactory in 95.6% of the cases. Systemic complications developed postoperatively in 47 patients (34.1%). Radiographically, 95.6% had a well-fixed, stable stem while 91.3% had a stable socket. Seven hips (5.1%) required re-revision. Analysis revealed a 96.5% survival of the arthroplasty at 8 years.
authors.affiliation: John Charnley Research Institute, Wrightington Hospital, Wigan, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Siney
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Wroblewski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome