The results of joint replacement surgery in renal transplant patients

Joint replacement of the hip or knee has been performed on 24 joints since 1973. The results in general have been good and no really significant complications have occurred. With the increasing longevity of these patients a Monk prosthesis without the use of cement, which can at a later day be changed to a formal total hip replacement with cement, is recommended in young people. So far the fear of complications has been unfounded and joint replacement, where indicated, seems a reasonably safe procedure in renal transplant patients.