The effect of preoperative planning and impaction grafting surgical technique on intraoperative and postoperative complication rate for femoral revision patients with moderate to severe bone loss mean 4.7-year results

J Arthroplasty. 2008 Apr;23(3):383-94. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.02.017. Epub 2007 Nov 26.

Abstract

This study reports the results of 41 revision hips, implanted by a single surgeon using impaction grafting (mean follow-up, 4.7 years). All hips had Paprosky scores of III or IV. Harris hip scores improved from 43 to 82. There was 1 intraoperative and 2 postoperative fractures. A single stem was revised during the study. Radiographic review showed the 40 unrevised stems to be stable, and graft incorporation was seen in at least 1 zone in 100% of the femurs. There was no stem subsidence greater than 2.5 mm. The results of this study demonstrate that preoperative planning and a surgical technique, which emphasizes femoral support and vigorous impaction grafting, resulted in an acceptable incidence of complications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
  • Bone Transplantation* / methods
  • Female
  • Femoral Fractures / etiology
  • Femoral Fractures / surgery
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur / surgery*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Fracture Healing
  • Graft Survival
  • Hip Joint / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteoporosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Osteoporosis / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Radiography
  • Reoperation