title: One-stage bilateral total hip replacement: a retrospective study of 70 patients.
abstract: In this study, we retrospectively reviewed 70 patients who had a one-stage bilateral total hip replacement in our institution, between 1992 and 1998. Different variables were considered such as gender, age, length of hospital stay, pre-operative diagnosis, duration of the operation and anesthesia, type of prosthesis, complications and amount of blood loss, pre- and postoperative range of motion, incidence of periarticular heterotopic ossifications and postoperative pain and walking distance. In our group of patients one-stage bilateral total hip replacement was found to have resulted in good objective results. Patients with a rheumatoid condition had the highest gain in postoperative hip mobility. In comparison with existing literature there were no more intra- or postoperative complications, making one-stage bilateral total hip replacement a safe procedure in well-selected cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital, Weligerveld 1, B-3212 Pellenberg, Belgium.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Welters
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Devos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012189:Retrospective Studies