Hip Arthroplasty with Acrylic Prosthesis

The Classic: Functional Results of Hip Arthroplasty with Acrylic Prosthesis

This Classic article is a reprint of the original work by R. Merle d’Aubigné and M. Postel, Functional Results of Hip Arthroplasty with Acrylic Prosthesis. An accompanying biographical sketch on R. Merle d’Aubigné, MD, is available at DOI 10.1007/ s11999-008-0571-2. The Classic Article is 1954 by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. and is reprinted with permission from Merle d’Aubigné R...

Total Hip Arthroplasty Using S-ROM Prosthesis for Dysplastic Hip

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological results of total hip arthroplasty using a proximal modular femoral stem in patients who had secondary coxarthrosis associated with a dysplastic hip. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-two patients (45 hips) with secondary coxarthrosis were evaluated after undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty using an S-ROM proximal ...

Total Hip Arthroplasty with Biomec Prosthesis: 20-year Follow-up.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical and radiological outcomes from total hip arthroplasty using the Biomec prosthesis over a 20-year period (1988 to 2009). METHODS The patients were evaluated clinically in accordance with the Merle d'Aubigné and Postel functional classification, and underwent anteroposterior (AP) radiography of the pelvis and the operated joint in lateral view. The variables ev...

Total hip arthroplasty using cementless avantage cup in patients with risk of hip prosthesis instability.

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to assess total hip arthroplasty procedures using the cementless Avantage cup in women with additional risk factors for postoperative hip instability. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 280 cementless Avantage and Avantage Reload cups were implanted in 260 women aged between 29 and 79 years (60.9 years on average) in the years 2004-2010. In 217 women, there wa...

A new prosthesis for arthroplasty of the hip.