title: Survivorship of the Charnley Elite Plus cemented femoral stem.
abstract: We report the results of the Charnley Elite Plus femoral stem in multiple surgeons' hands at a minimum of 3 years after implantation. Over a 4-year period, 244 patients underwent 268 primary hip arthroplasty procedures using this particular stem. Patients underwent postal and radiographic review at a mean of 4.5 (3.0--6.8) years following their arthroplasty. There were five revision procedures for aseptic loosening (5/268; 1.9%). Radiological assessment revealed gross radiological failure in a further 12 femoral stems (12/208; 5.8%). In the best case scenario, using revision for aseptic loosening as the endpoint, the survivorship for this period was 98.1%. If radiographic failures are incorporated into this endpoint, survivorship is 93.1%. This failure rate at an early stage raises concerns as to the long-term survivorship of this prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, England, UK. mark.rowsell@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowsell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Der Tavitian
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Birtwistle
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Power
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements