title: Prospective study of 100 consecutive Harris-Galante porous total hip arthroplasties. 4- to 8-year follow-up study.
abstract: This prospective study evaluates 100 consecutive Harris-Galante Porous (Zimmer, Warsaw, IN) noncemented femoral prostheses 4 to 8 years after surgery. Two femoral components were revised for aseptic loosening. The mean Harris hip score was 56 before surgery and 92 at final follow-up evaluation, with moderate thigh pain seen in 6%. Ingrowth was classified as bony (89%), stable fibrous (8%), and unstable (3%). A pedestal formed in 18%, measurable subsidence occurred in 22%, and endosteal erosion occurred in 12%. Patients with pedestal formation had a higher incidence of unstable growth pattern (P < .05). Patients with bony ingrowth had a lower mean subsidence (0.38 mm) than those with fibrous stable ingrowth (3 mm) and unstable ingrowth (7.5 mm) (P < .05). Thigh pain correlated with the type of ingrowth, and endosteal erosion with the linear polyethylene wear. Survival analysis was 97.5% at 8 years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Petersilge
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: D'Lima
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Colwell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016062:Porosity; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography