Cementless total hip arthroplasties in Gaucher disease: long-term follow-up.

Abstract

We retrospectively assessed the clinical and radiologic outcomes of 15 primary cementless total hip arthroplasties performed in 12 young adults with type I Gaucher disease. Mean Harris Hip Score was 86.9 points; patient satisfaction was high. There were no serious postoperative complications. Weight-bearing ambulation was immediate. Only 3 hips required revisions. In cases of Gaucher disease, cementless hip arthroplasties are safe and effective. Because patients with chronic metabolic disorders differ from healthy patients with traumatic fractures, the results reported in this article may have implications for nontraumatic hip arthroplasty.

• Authors: Ehud Lebel, Deborah Elstein, Ari Zimran, Menachem Itzchaki
• Journal: American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.) (Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ)) Vol. 38 Issue 3 Pg. 130-2 (Mar 2009) ISSN: 1934-3418 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 19377645 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Activities of Daily Living
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip (instrumentation, methods)
• Cementation
• Female
• Femur Head Necrosis (etiology, physiopathology, surgery)
• Follow-Up Studies
• Gaucher Disease (complications, physiopathology, surgery)
• Health Status Indicators
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Retrospective Studies
• Severity of Illness Index