An Official Journal of Polish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISSN:1897-2276
e-ISSN: 2449-9145
Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Case Studies
Revision of failed hip resurfacing arthroplasty to total hip arthroplasty-a case series and review of literature
Author(s):
Abdel-Hamid A Atallah, Saied K Abdel-Hamid, Bahaa A Kornah, Abdelaleem Soltan, Mohamed A Abdel-Aal* and Mohamed Ibrahem Abuelesoud
Background: Revision rate of hip resurfacing in most national registries nearly 3.5%. Conversion to total hip replacement may be the correct option for those whose activity levels changed and the need for hip resurfacing no longer required.
Purpose: Assessing outcomes of failed hip resurfacing to total hip arthroplasty. Primary outcomes included improvement of Oxford, WOMAC, Harris, and UCLA hip scores. Secondary outcomes included surgical site infection, residual groin pain, and heterotopic ossification.
Study design: Prospective case series.
Level of evidence: Level IV.
Patients and Methods: 25 patients underwent revision hip resurfacing to total hip arthroplasty. Mean age 56.8 years. Indications for revisi.. Read More»
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