J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1977 Dec;12(4):709-718. 10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.4.709.

Clinical Study of Total Hip Prosthesis Replacement: Report of 69 cases

• Ahn JH
• You MC
• Oh MH
• Park DW
• Kim YY

• KMID: 2460672
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.4.709

Abstract

The goals of hip arthroplasty have been to eliminate pain, decrease deformity, increase morbility and obtain stabiIity. Currently total hip replacement is the best avaliable procedure to accomplish these goals. A prospective study of total hip arthroplasty was begun at the orthopedic dept of Kyung Hee Medical College in 1974. Between May, 1974 and June, 1977. 69 total hip replacements of the Charnley type, the Trapesoidal-28 type and the Muller type were peformed by the authors. Of the 60 Patients involved in this study, 9 had bilateral operations. The Charnley type Prosthetic device was used in 56 cases, the Trapesoidal-28 type in 7 cases and the Muller type in 6 cases. Complications included wire breakage, dislocation, loosening, femur shaft perforation, nonunion of greater-trochanter, acetabular protrusion, transient femoral nerve palsy, femur shaft fracture, infection, socket lateralization, ectopic bone formation and death. In 59 patients of the 60 patients, 53 patients felt that they were definitely improved, 5 patients felt their condition was unchanged and 1 patient felt her condition was worse.

MeSH Terms

Acetabulum
Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Clinical Study*
Congenital Abnormalities
Dislocations
Femoral Nerve
Femur
Hip Prosthesis*
Hip*
Humans
Orthopedics
Osteogenesis
Paralysis
Prospective Studies