title: Hip squeaking: a 10-year follow-up study.
abstract: The aim of the study was to analyze the incidence of squeaking with ceramic-on-ceramic total hip arthroplasty (THA) after 10 years of follow-up and the potential complications that could occur related to this phenomenon. One hundred THAs implanted between November 1999 and December 2000 were evaluated. Incidence of squeaking was investigated clinically with a questionnaire. Implant positioning was analyzed on x-rays and computer tomography. Of the 100 THAs, 5 patients presented with squeaking. All of them were active, sporty, and heavy men. Functional scores were comparable with nonsqueaking patients. There was no malpositioning on the x-ray analysis, no wear, and no loosening. We could not demonstrate any relation between squeaking and ceramic fracture. Squeaking noise appeared at a mean of 66 months postsurgery. It appears to be an isolated phenomenon without any consequences at 10-year follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pavillon T, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Lyon Cedex 03, France.
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chevillotte
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pibarot
authors.forename: Jean-Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Carret
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bejui-Hugues
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Guyen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D017760:Bone Malalignment / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002516:Ceramics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009622:Noise; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome