Uncemented revision cups are widely used in revision hip arthroplasty; they have shown good results. We report the the short term outcome with the cementless Pinnacle revision cup. All acetabular revisions using a Pinnacle revision cup between January 2007 and March 2010 were included. In March 2012, clinical scores were determined and the latest radiographs were assessed. Revision and radiogra...

PURPOSE To report the outcome of revised total hip arthroplasty procedures involving an anterior cortical window, extensive strut allografts, and an Exeter impaction graft. METHOD Eight patients (9 hips) with a mean age of 58 years underwent revision of total hip arthroplasty using the Exeter hip impaction graft system and strut allografts between 1995 and 1998. An extensile anterior approach...

BACKGROUND Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with a history of Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE), is typically indicated to address the consequent deformity of the proximal femur and/or acetabulum. It can be a challenging procedure for the orthopaedic surgeon. Previous studies have focused on prevention of osteoarthritis post-SCFE. However, there is a paucity of data on the outcom...

Modularity of the components in total hip arthroplasty has had an increase in popularity in the last decades. We present the case of a 53-year-old man with a history of avascular necrosis of the femoral head due to a hypophyseal adenoma. A total hip modular arthroplasty was implanted. Three and a half years after the surgery the patient attended the emergency room due to acute left hip pain wit...

A 77-year-old woman presented with an intrapelvic cyst which had developed secondary to polyethylene wear of the socket after total hip arthroplasty. This reactive cyst surrounded polymethylmethacrylate cement fragments due to excessive penetration in the pelvis during the initial procedure 20 years previously. This pelvic mass was responsible for gynaecologic symptoms. The cyst was resected in...

Fracture of the femoral prosthesis neck following total hip arthroplasty is not common. We report a case of femoral prosthesis neck fracture in an adult male patient following modular, uncemented total hip arthroplasty. This case report further emphasizes the importance of the potentially high loading situation in the prosthetic femoral neck. On the other hand, the occurrence of a femoral prost...

BACKGROUND Massive bone defects of the acetabulum with pelvic discontinuity are one of the major problems in revision total hip arthroplasty. Several techniques have been described for repair of acetabular defect; however, reconstruction of acetabulum with massive bone defect is still a major problem. We describe a patient who required four revision total hip arthroplasty during a 24-year perio...

INCIDENCE OF REASONS FOR REVISION HIP SURGERY: PRELIMINARY STUDY (Abstract). Aim: To analyze the main causes and short/mid-term clinical outcomes of revision total hip arthroplasty. Material and Methods: All patients treated over a period of 36 consecutive months at the Orthopedic Clinic of the Iasi Rehabilitation Hospital were an alyzed. The causes for total hip arthroplasty (THA) failure were...

PURPOSE To evaluate the clinical and radiological results, as well as the survival rate, associated with total hip arthroplasty using a hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated anatomical femoral stem at a follow-up of ≥12 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS From April 1992 to May 1997, 86 patients (102 hips) underwent total hip arthroplasty with a HA-coated ABG I (Anatomical Benoist Giraud; Howmedica) hip prosth...

Background. Treatment failure in intertrochanteric fractures of the femur leads to pain and limitations of limb function. Methods of treatment allowing for union in order to preserve the proximal femur are undertaken in younger patients. Older patients who have poor quality bone stock and bone loss in the proximal femur are treated with hip arthroplasty. The aim of our study was to perform a lo...