J Korean Hip Soc.  2007 Jun;19(2):77-81. 10.5371/jkhs.2007.19.2.77.

Birmingham Resurfacing Hip Joint Arthroplasty: Minimum 5 Year follow-up study

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  • 1Department of Orthopedic surgery, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea. weonkim@hotmail.com

Abstract

PURPOSE
We wanted to evaluate more than 5 years of the clinical follow-up results of Birmingham hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
20 cases of Birmingham resurfacing arthroplasties were performed in 17 patients (8 males and 9 females) between August 2001 and April 2002. Eleven patients had avascular necrosis of the femoral head, nine had osteoarthritis and two had ankylosing spondylitis. All the patients could be followed-up and the mean age at the time of operation was 35.9 (range: 22~65) years. Clinical evaluation was done with using the Harrris hip score; the osteolysis, migration of the femoral component and acetabular cup, the presence of femoral neck fracture and the secondary changes around the components were evaluated according to the radiological follow up findings.
RESULTS
The mean preoperative Harris hip score of 38 points was improved to 94 points at the time of the final follow-up. Complications developed in the avascular necrosis patients, in the two cases of femoral neck fracture and in one case of incomplete sciatic nerve palsy. There was no osteolysis or movement of the femoral cap, peg and acetabular cup on the radiological evaluation. Some degree of periacetabular osteoporosis and some change of the trabecular pattern were found in all cases due to the secondary change from mechanical stress.
CONCLUSION
Birmingham resurfacing hip arthroplasty provided excellent clinical and radiological results, and especially in the osteoarthritis patients. Special concern might be needed for the patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head and for protecting the sciatic nerve.

Keyword

Resurfacing hip joint arthroplasty; Birmingham

MeSH Terms

Acetabulum
Arthroplasty*
Femoral Neck Fractures
Follow-Up Studies*
Head
Hip Joint*
Hip*
Humans
Male
Necrosis
Osteoarthritis
Osteolysis
Osteoporosis
Sciatic Nerve
Sciatic Neuropathy
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
Stress, Mechanical
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