Total Hip Arthroplasty After Previous Transtrochanteric Anterior Rotational Osteotomy for Femoral Head Osteonecrosis
Received 14 January 2009; accepted 13 April 2009. published online 15 June 2009.
Abstract
We compared the perioperative morbidity, position of the implants, implant stability, and clinical results of 14 conversion total hip arthroplasties after previous transtrochanteric anterior rotational osteotomy with those of a matched control group of 28 primary total hip arthroplasties. The operation time was prolonged, perioperative blood loss increased, and the risk of stem or cup malposition was increased in the conversion group. However, there were no significant differences in the postoperative complications, clinical results, and implant stability between the 2 groups. None of the implants were loose in both groups. Transtrochanteric anterior rotational osteotomy should be advised, planned, and executed bearing in mind the operative morbidity and technically demanding nature of the conversion total hip arthroplasty.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
Reprint requests: Yong-Chan Ha, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do 463-707, South Korea.
No benefits or funds were received in support of the study.