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  • Title: [Short-term clinical follow-up of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty].
    Author: Lin LJ, Jin AM, Fang GF, Ding C, Chen WY, Wei GJ, Li Q.
    Journal: Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao; 2008 Jun; 28(6):1011-4. PubMed ID: 18583251.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the short-term outcome of patients receiving metal-on-mental hip resurfacing arthroplasty and analyze the factors affecting the result. METHODS: In 13 patients receiving metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasties with scheduled follow-up, the treatment outcomes were assessed according to the Harris Hip Score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The short-term outcomes of hip resurfacing arthroplasties were encouraging, and intraoperative complications, infections, peripheral nerve palsy, hip dislocations or clinically overt lower limb deep vein thrombosis occurred in none of these cases. All the patients reported complete or major pain relief. Clinical assessment according to the Harris Hip Score revealed an improvement from an average score of 36.69 preoperatively to 89.63 after the surgery. Crutch use lasted for a maximum of 4 weeks postoperatively in these patients, after which the patients were all capable of walking without crutches with full weight-bearing.
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