OBJECTIVES To examine how comorbid diseases (cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, pulmonary diseases, depression, psychotic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases) affect survival of hip and knee replacements. METHODS Data for this register-based study were collected by combining data from five nationwide health registers. 43 747 primary total hip and 53 007 primary tota...

BACKGROUND There is no national joint replacement registry in the country of Asia and reports of national outcomes of joint replacement in Asia as yet. Therefore, this study was then to report a national data of the number of hip replacements, incidence rate, demographic characteristics of hip replacement patients, and short-time survival rate after hip replacement of Han Chinese in Taiwan. M...

We reviewed the results of 25 consecutive patients who underwent revision of a hip resurfacing prosthesis to a total hip replacement. Revisions were performed for recurrent pain and effusion, infection and proximal femoral fractures. Both components were revised in 20 cases.There were 12 male and 13 female patients with average time to revision of 34.4 and 26.4 months respectively. The mean fol...

ABSTRACT Background: Metallosis is a syndrome of metal-induced synovitis with infiltration and accumulation metallic debris into the periprosthetic structures, including soft bony tissues. The causes chronic inflammatory reaction due to joint instability, pain, osteolysis, implant loosening, or failure. absence specific sign symptom that indicates metallosis difficulty diagnose.Presentation Cas...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have previously reported that the first 10 years of hip arthroplasty in Lithuania resulted in a higher cumulative revision rate than that observed in Sweden. We thus compared the corresponding results after introduaction of total knee replacement in Lithuania. METHODS The 10-year revision rate for the first 595 primary ScanKnee arthroplasties inserted in Klaipeda, Li...

BACKGROUND Salmonella species can be rarely isolated from periprosthetic joint infections, however when present, are usually part of a severe septic clinical picture. CASE PRESENTATIONS Two patients presented with late infected hip replacements to our institution. The first patient with multiple comorbidities had a confirmed Salmonella Enteridis infection with an abscess in the groin, with lo...

Case presentation: A 69-year-old woman had a cemented hip replacement 15 years previously, which initially fared well but then gradually failed because of aseptic loosening. She developed pain in her hip and was scheduled for a revision total hip replacement. A formal venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment was undertaken before surgery according to the Hospital’s policy for all orthopedic...

We reviewed the seven- to ten-year results of our previously reported prospective randomised controlled trial comparing total hip replacement and hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of displaced intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck. Of our original study group of 81 patients, 47 were still alive. After a mean follow up of nine years (7 to 10) overall mortality was 32.5% and 51.2% after tot...

OBJECTIVES To examine trends in primary and revision joint (hip and knee) replacement in England between 1991 and 2000. METHODS Analysis of hospital episodes statistics between 1 April 1991 and 30 March 2001 for total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR). Descriptive statistics and regression modelling were used to summarise patients' demographic and clinical characteristics...

BACKGROUND Displaced fracture of the femoral neck has been a common clinical problem, especially in aged patients. However, the optimal treatment choice remains controversial. The purpose of this study is to conduct a systematic review of randomized clinical trials assessing the results of hemiarthroplasty and total hip replacement in patients undergoing either alternative using meta-analysis. ...