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- Title
Patient rehabilitation results after total hip arthroplasty using short-stem endoprostheses.
- Authors
Wrażeń, Waldemar; Tomaszewski, Krzysztof A.; Golec, Piotr; Marchewka, Jakub; Dudkiewicz, Zbigniew; Golec, Edward
- Abstract
Introduction: Total hip arthroplasty already has a permanent place among surgical procedures dealing with osteoarthritis, as well as traumatic injuries of the femoral neck. In recent years, there has been an increased interest in metaphyseal-fitting and short-stem endoprostheses, which bring new challenges regarding operating technique and rehabilitation care. The aim of this study was to evaluate functional results of total hip arthroplasty using the following endoprostheses: short-stem, metaphyseal-fitting, and cementless with a standard stem. Research Project: Retrospective study. Materials and methods: The research material covers the period between 1993 and 2014 and includes 180 patients operated on due to hip osteoarthritis using total hip arthroplasty. In 96 patients (53.4%) cementless endoprosthesis with a standard ABG-1 stem was used, in 62 patients (34.4%) the Proxima metaphyseal prosthesis was implanted, in 14 patients (7.7%) the BTS short-stem endoprosthesis was used, and in 8 patients (4.4%) TL short-stem endoprosthesis was used. Each patient was evaluated several times using the Harris Hip Score. Results: Functional results obtained in individual groups of patients who underwent surgery are comparable and consistent, without pronounced differences. Conclusions: Functional results obtained in analysed total hip arthroplasties were excellent and good in the majority of patients, both in the early and late observation periods. They are comparable with results of total hip arthroplasties with standard stem endoprosthesis. Patients operated on using the described methods do not require a different rehabilitation programme with different biomechanical or clinical characteristics when compared to patients with standard stem endoprostheses.
- Subjects
MEDICAL rehabilitation; TOTAL hip replacement; OSTEOARTHRITIS; FEMUR neck; FUNCTIONAL assessment; WOUNDS &; injuries
- Publication
Medical Rehabilitation / Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 4, p4
- ISSN
1427-9622
- Publication type
Article