Survivorship of a Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of Thirty-five Years, of Previous Reports

John J Callaghan; Peter Bracha; Steve S Liu; Somyot Piyaworakhun; Devon D Goetz; Richard C Johnston

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Survivorship of a Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of Thirty-five Years, of Previous Reports

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Survivorship of a Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of Thirty-five Years, of Previous Reports

John J Callaghan, Peter Bracha, Steve S Liu, Somyot Piyaworakhun, Devon D Goetz and Richard C Johnston

Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.91A(11), pp.2617-2621

11/01/2009

DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01201

PMID: 19884436

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to update the results, at a minimum of thirty-five years, in a single-surgeon series of primary Charnley total hip arthroplasties performed with cement. Twelve patients (fifteen hips) were alive, 249 patients (314 hips) had died, and one patient (one hip) had been lost to follow-up. Seven of the hips in the living patients had required at least one revision; 290 (88%) of the original group of total hip prostheses either continued to function or were in patients who had died. Since the time of a thirty-year study of this cohort, one hip that had previously been revised because of acetabular loosening required an additional revision because of acetabular loosening and two additional hips had evidence of radiographic loosening (of one acetabular and one femoral component). The survival rate with revision for any reason as the end point was 78%. This end result study should provide a benchmark for subsequent procedures and designs with the caveat that patient life expectancy will likely continue to increase and modern-design implants are being used in younger patients.

Biological and medical sciences

Diseases of the osteoarticular system

Medical sciences

Orthopedic surgery

Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases

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Title: Subtitle: Survivorship of a Charnley Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Concise Follow-up, at a Minimum of Thirty-five Years, of Previous Reports
Creators: John J Callaghan - University of Iowa
Peter Bracha - University of Iowa
Steve S Liu - University of Iowa
Somyot Piyaworakhun - University of Iowa
Devon D Goetz - Iowa Orthopaedic Center
Richard C Johnston - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, Vol.91A(11), pp.2617-2621
Publisher: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Incorporated
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.H.01201
PMID: 19884436
ISSN: 0021-9355
eISSN: 1535-1386
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2009
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984622757802771

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