Summary
We have reviewed 505 cases of surviving total hip replacement for primary osteoarthritis and studied the functional result and pain relief obtained between four and fourteen years after implantation. The risk factors were stratified and evaluated by multivariate statistical analysis. The patients were satisfied with the result of arthroplasty, and long-term function was improved in 95% of cases. The risk of postoperative hip pain was increased by knee pain, a snap-fit prosthesis with a 35 mm head, and a short wedge-shaped femoral stem, and by replacement at an early age. Function was impaired postoperatively by hip pain, bilateral hip disorders, intercurrent disease affecting locomotion and by old age at the time of surgery. The functional result was not related to the time from operation. The functional result after hip arthroplasty can be evaluated in a logical, unbiased and thorough way using multivariate statistical analysis.
Réumé
Les auteurs ont revu 505 arthroplasties totales de hanche métal — plastique cimentées sans reprise, avec un recul de 4 à 14 ans. Ils ont étudié le résultat sur la douleur et la fonction. Les patients sont satisfaits de l'arthroplastie, et la fonction générale de la hanche s'est améliorée à long terme dans 95% des cas. L'importance du temps écoulé après l'opération et les autres facteurs de risque potentiels ont été déterminés par une analyse statistique multi-variée. La douleur du genou, les prothèses avec tête de 35 mm de diamètre et tige courte, et le jeune âge lors de l'intervention augmentent le risque de douleur de hanche. Le risque d'altération fonctionnelle augmente en cas de douleurs de hanche, d'atteinte bilatérale, d'affections intercurrentes altérant la locomotion, et d'un grand âgè lors de l'intervention. Le temps écoulé depuis le remplacement de la hanche n'a pas d'importance. La fonction après arthroplastie de la hanche peut être évaluée d'une façon logique, impartiale et parfaite par une analyse statistique multi-variée.
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Johnsson, R., Thorngren, K.G. Function after total hip replacement for primary osteoarthritis. International Orthopaedics 13, 221–225 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00268501
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