title: Treatment of recurrent dislocation of total hip arthroplasty using a ligament prosthesis.
abstract: Recurrent dislocation of total hip arthroplasty (THA) has a poor prognosis when the cause of dislocation cannot be ascertained. We present the successful use of a synthetic ligament prosthesis to treat 4 patients with recurrent posterior dislocation of THA. After an average follow-up period of 28 months, none of the patients had any further episode of dislocation. We believe that this is a simple and low-risk method of treating selected patients and avoids the poor outcome associated with surgery to revise components.
authors.affiliation: Hope Hospital, Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom, UK.
authors.forename: J Kenneth
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Akthar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: J Glynne
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Andrew
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000628:therapy; D008022:Ligaments / Q000637:transplantation*; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D013997:Time Factors