Contemporary ceramic total hip arthroplasty in patients with cerebral palsy: Does it work?

Byung Ho Yoon, Young Kyun Lee, Yong Chan Ha, Kyung Hoi Koo

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Abstract

Background: Adult patients with cerebral palsy (CP), who have advanced degenerative arthritis of the hip, have been treated with resection arthroplasty and arthrodesis. Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) has also been used as one of the alternative options, there are few studies on contemporary bearings used in THA. Therefore, we evaluated the results of the contemporary ceramic-on-ceramic THA in adult patients with CP.

Methods: From January 2005 to December 2007, five adult CP patients (5 hips) underwent THA using contemporary ceramic-on-ceramic bearings. All patients were able to stand or ambulate with intermittent use of assistive devices at home. We retrospectively reviewed the series to determine the results of THA in terms of pain relief, improved function, and durability of prosthesis.

Results: There were 3 men and 2 women with a mean age of 35.9 years. All patients had pain relief without decline in mobility postoperatively. One hip was dislocated, which was treated successfully with closed reduction and an abduction brace for 2 months. There was no ceramic fracture, loosening, or osteolysis during the mean follow-up of 6.8 years (range, 5.8 to 8.3 years).

Conclusions: Cementless THA using contemporary ceramic-on-ceramic bearings is a useful option for the treatment of advanced degenerative arthritis of the hip in ambulatory adults with CP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-45
Number of pages7
JournalClinics in Orthopedic Surgery
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2015

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© 2015 by The Korean Orthopaedic Association.

Keywords

  • Arthroplasty
  • Ceramics
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Hip replacement
  • Osteoarthritis

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