title: Japanese acrylic hemi-arthroplasty of the hip with a 45-year follow-up without revision.
abstract: We report the case of a patient who underwent acrylic hemi-arthroplasty of the hip and survived 45 years without revision. The patient had undergone hemi-arthroplasty of the hip at the age of 17 years following failure of a previous hemi-arthroplasty at the age of 12 years. We saw her 45 years later and carried out physical examination, standard radiographs of the hip as well as computed tomography. In addition, we reviewed the literature concerning the acrylic prosthesis and discussed the reasons for long-term durability.
authors.affiliation: Juntendo University, Izunagaoka Hospital, 1129 Nagaoka Izunagaoka Tagata, Shizuoka, Japan. orthop-jun-izu@mx5.ttcn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Hidetoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nojiri
authors.forename: Atsuhiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mogami
authors.forename: Souichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uta
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D020366:Methylmethacrylate