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Cemented revision Charnley low-friction arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
V V Raut1, P D Siney, B M Wroblewski
1Wrightington Hospital for Joint Disease, Wigan, England.
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
We assessed 41 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (47 hips) who had had revision hip arthroplasty, at an average follow-up of 7 years 4 months (2 to 19). The clinical results were excellent or satisfactory in 43 hips. Radiologically, 45 stems were secure. Fifteen sockets (36.6%) were radiologically loose. Three hips required rerevision. Socket failure is the predominant problem in rheumatoid patients after cemented revision arthroplasty.