Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Osteogenesis Imperfecta

Allan Roy Sekeitto1, Kaeriann van der Jagt1, Nkhodiseni Sikhauli1

  • 1Arthroplasty Unit, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

JBJS Reviews
|June 8, 2021
PubMed
Summary

Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) patients require early hip arthroplasty due to joint degeneration. Early revision surgery is common, but new implants may enhance long-term success for brittle bone disease.