title: Long-term survivorship of the Charnley Elite Plus femoral component in young patients.
abstract: We studied prospectively the long-term results of the Charnley Elite-Plus femoral stem in 184 consecutive young patients (194 hips). There were 130 men and 54 women with a mean age of 49.1 years (21 to 60). The predominant diagnosis was osteonecrosis of the femoral head (63.6%, 117 patients). Clinical and radiological evaluation was undertaken at each follow-up. The mean follow-up was 11.2 years (10 to 12). The mean pre-operative Harris hip score was 43.4 (12 to 49) which improved to 91 (59 to 100) at the final follow-up. The survival of the femoral stem at 12 years was 99% with revision as the end-point. The mean annual linear wear of the polyethylene liner was 0.17 mm (0.13 to 0.22). The prevalence of acetabular osteolysis was 10.8% (21 hips) and osteolysis of the calcar femorale 12.9% (25 hips). A third-generation cementing technique, accurate alignment of the stem and the use of a 22 mm zirconia head were important factors in the prevention of aseptic loosening of the Elite Plus femoral stem in these high-risk young patients.
authors.affiliation: The Joint Replacement Center of Korea, Ewha Womans University DongDaeMun Hospital, 70, ChongRo 6-Ga, ChongRo-Gu, Seoul 110-783, Korea. younghookim@ewha.ac.kr
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S-H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005271:Femur Head Necrosis / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome