Background Total joint arthroplasty is a highly efficacious and cost-effective procedure for
moderate to severe arthritis in the hip and knee. Although patient characteristics are …

The observation of periprosthetic granulomas containing wear debris around apparently
well-fixed as well as around loose-fitting prosthetic components has led to the development …

We report the long-term outcome of 218 Charnley low-friction arthroplasties in 141 patients
who were 40 years old or younger at the time of surgery. The minimum follow-up was ten …

Failures after total hip replacement (THR) can be defined by recording the number of
reoperations. Such recordings are important if we want to assess the true value of new and …

Materials and Methods The method of revision arthroplasty with impaction grafting in each
patient was similar to that previously described [6, 7]. Briefly, the femoral canal was cleaned …

Objectives To define Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) thresholds for the Oxford hip
score (OHS) and Oxford knee score (OKS) at mid-term follow-up. Methods In a prospective …

Total hip replacement was performed in 27 hips of patients who had sickle cell anaemia with
avascular necrosis of the femoral head. The disease was bilateral in 11 patients …

Background: The use of cementless, proximally porous-coated femoral stems for total hip
arthroplasty has increased in popularity. The purpose of the present report was to examine …

Choice of articulating materials, head size and the design of the articulation will become
decisive for the long-term performance of a total hip arthroplasty (THA) and especially in …

Background: Many total hip implants are currently available on the market worldwide. We
aimed to estimate the probability of revision surgery at ten years for each individual total hip …