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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 84-B, Issue 4,
540-543.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.84B4.10293 Copyright © 2002 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery Charnley low-frictional torque arthroplasty in patients under the age of 51 yearsFOLLOW-UP TO 33 YEARSB. M. Wroblewski, FRCS, Professor of Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon; P. D. Siney, BA, Senior Research Fellow; and P. A. Fleming, Research AssistantThe John Charnley Research Institute, Wrightington Hospital, Hall Lane, Appley Bridge, Nr Wigan WN6 9EP, UK. Correspondence should be sent to Professor B. M. Wroblewski. Between November 1962 and December1990 a group of 1092 patients, 668 women and 424 men, under the age of 51 years at the time of surgery, underwent 1434 primary Charnley low-frictional torque arthroplasties and are being followed up indefinitely. Their mean age at operation was 41 years (12 to 51). At the latest review in June 2001 the mean follow-up had been for 15 years 1 month. Of the 1092 patients 54 (66 hips) could not be traced, 124 (169 hips) were known to have died and 220 (248 hips) had had a revision procedure. At a mean follow-up of 17 years and 5 months, 759 patients (951 hips) are still attending. In this group satisfaction with the outcome is 96.2%. The incidence of deep infection for the whole group was 1.67%. It was more common in patients who had had previous surgery (hemi- and total hip arthroplasties excluded), 2.2% compared with 1.5% in those who had not had previous surgery, but this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.4). There were fewer cases of deep infection if gentamicin-containing cement was used, 0.9% compared with 1.9% in those with plain acrylic cement, but this was not also statistically significant (p = 0.4). There was a significantly higher rate of revision in patients who had had previous hip surgery, 24.8% compared with 14.1% in those who had not had previous surgery (p < 0.001). At the latest review, 1.95% are known to have had at least one dislocation and 0.4% have had a revision for dislocation. The indication for revision was aseptic loosening of the cup (11.7%), aseptic loosening of the stem (4.9%), a fractured stem (1.7%), deep infection (1.5%) and dislocation (0.4%). With revision for any indication as the endpoint the survivorship was 93.7% (92.3 to 95.0) at ten years, 84.7% (82.4 to 87.1) at 15 years, 74.3% (70.5 to 78.0) at 20 years and 55.3% (45.5 to 65.0) at 27 years, when 55 hips remained ‘at risk’. This article has been cited by other articles:
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