title: Successful hip arthroplasty using cementless titanium implants in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Over a period of eight years, we implanted a total of 76 cementless hip prostheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The clinical results of 47 patients (70 hips) increased from a mean Harris Hip Score of 33 to 85 after an average of 49 months (range 1-11 years). One threaded cup has had to be revised because of loosening, and one stem because of femoral fracture. At the latest follow-up, 88% of Hofer-Imhof threaded cups had complete bone ingrowth (Type 0); 10% had near-complete bone ingrowth with minimal radiolucency in one third of the bone contact area (Type 1), and 2% had radiolucency in two thirds of the bone contact area (Type 2). Hemispherical push-in cups showed significantly more radiolucency around the cup. For the stems (Uni, Zweymüller SL), 83% showed no radiolucency (Type 0); 17% had radiolucency only very proximally (Type 1). Minor remodelling (Type 1) occurred in 60% of the femoral shafts; 30% had moderate femoral density loss (Type 2), and 10% had severe bone loss and cortical thinning (Type 3). There was no correlation between marked shaft atrophy and clinical symptoms. With regard to radiolucency and remodelling, there was no significant difference between the two types of stem used. Cementless hip arthroplasty using titanium implants has an excellent outcome in the medium term.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Salzburg General Hospital, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria. h.effenberger@telering.at
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Effenberger
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramsauer
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Böhm
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hilzensauer
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dorn
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lintner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011336:Probability; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D014025:Titanium