title: The Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage in acetabular revision surgery: a mean follow-up of 12 years.
abstract: A total of 38 acetabular revisions using a Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage in 37 patients (18 women and 19 men), with a mean age at surgery of 75 years (range, 55-88 years), were evaluated retrospectively with a mean follow-up of 12 years (range, 8-21 years). In 2 cases with total hip dislocation and in 1 case with a deep infection, revision of the antiprotrusio cages was required. Defining every revision of the antiprotrusio cage as the endpoint of survivorship, the antiprotrusio cage showed a survival rate of 92% after 21 years. Clinical evaluation of the surviving patients showed a mean Harris hip score of 76 points (range, 20-96). Radiologic evaluation revealed that 1 antiprotrusio cage was loose and that 4 femoral stems were loose. The Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage compares favorably with other devices with regard to long-term implant survival rate.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital cantonal, Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors: S W
authors: SW
authors: Wachtl
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Jung
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Jakob
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Gautier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis