title: Survivorship of the Charnley total hip arthroplasty in juvenile chronic arthritis. A follow-up of 186 cases for 22 years.
abstract: Between 1971 and 1991 we performed Charnley low-friction arthroplasty (LFA) on 116 patients (186 hips) with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA). We have now carried out a survival study, taking endpoints as revision, death or the end of the year 1993. Overall survival was 91.9% at ten years and 83.0% at 15 years. That of the femoral component was 95.6% at ten years and 91.9% at 15 years and of the acetabulum 95.0% and 87.8%, respectively. Only the use of steroids significantly impaired the survival. We therefore recommend the use of Charnley LFA for young patients with JCA requiring total hip replacement.
authors.affiliation: Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lehtimäki
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Lehto
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kautiainen
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Savolainen
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hämäläinen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome