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Since 1998, short stem total hip arthroplasty (THA) has been performed at the authors' institution. Currently, 30% of THAs are performed with short stems. This article reports on complications that required revision of a short stem THA. Between September 2005 and February 2012, a total of 1953 Metha short stem THAs were performed; of these, 38 required revision due to mechanical complications. ...

BACKGROUND Dislocation may complicate revision total hip arthroplasty (THA). We examined the correlation between the components revised during hip arthroplasty (femur only, acetabulum only and both components) to the rates of dislocation in the first and multiple revision THA. METHODS We obtained data from consecutive revision THAs performed between January 1982 and December 2005. Patients we...

BACKGROUND More than 15,000 primary hip resurfacing arthroplasties have been recorded by the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry (AOANJRR) with 884 primary procedures requiring revision for reasons other than infection, a cumulative percent revision rate at 12 years of 11%. However, few studies have reported the survivorship of these revision procedures. QUE...

US payroll employment data come from a survey and are subject to revisions. While revisions generally small at the national level, they can be large enough state level alter assessments of current economic conditions. Users must therefore exercise caution in interpreting until “benchmarked” against administrative 5–16 months after reference period. This article develops state-space model that p...

BackgroundDual mobility (DM) total hip arthroplasty (THA) implants have been advocated for patients at risk impingement due to abnormal spinopelvic mobility. Impingement against cobalt-chromium acetabular bearings, however, can result in notching of titanium femoral stems. This study investigated the incidence stem associated with DM and sought identify factors.MethodsA multicenter retrospectiv...

BACKGROUND Impaction grafting in hip revision surgery is widely used but studies with mid- and long-term follow-up are scarce. PATIENTS, METHODS AND RESULTS A 5-year radiostereometric (RSA) follow-up of 15 hip revisions with the Exeter stem, morselized impacted allograft bone and cement revealed that 3 stems had not migrated between 2 and 5 years after revision, 11 stems had migrated to a min...