RESUMO
We reviewed 100 cemented Endo-model rotating-hinge (Waldemar Link GMBH & Co, Hamburg, Germany) total knee replacements in 80 patients with a mean age of 70 years (56 to 85) at a mean post-operative follow-up of 11 years (7 to 15). Good or excellent results were seen in 91% of knees and survival at 15 years was 96.1%. There were two deep infections, one dislocation and one supracondylar fracture. There were no peri-operative deaths and there was no loosening, malalignment, migration or wear. We consider this prosthesis to be ideally suited for the replacement of the deformed knee when the use of an unconstrained design may be questionable.
Assuntos
Artroplastia do Joelho/instrumentação , Prótese do Joelho , Osteoartrite do Joelho/cirurgia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Artroplastia do Joelho/métodos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Osteoartrite do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/etiologia , Desenho de Prótese , Radiografia , Análise de Sobrevida , Tromboflebite/etiologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
We reviewed 51 uncemented total hip replacements (THRs) in 44 patients (mean age 62 years) and average postoperative follow-up period of 4 years. The evaluation system used was based on that of D'Aubigne-Postel-Charnley, and the excellent and very good results totalled over 90%. There were no revisions or aseptic loosenings, and only one late infection and one death due to cardiac infarction. Special attention was paid to the so-called thigh pain phenomenon which, despite current views, was found to be unexpectedly low (only one case) and also gone within 2 years. We feel that the design of the prosthesis used, its kind of alloy, the anatomic shape of the stem and the low modulus of the elasticity as well as the avoidance of the press fitting technique at the distal part of the stem are important factors in avoiding the stress shielding phenomenon and thigh pain.
