Cementless total hip arthroplasty with the rectangular titanium Zweymuller stem. A concise follow-up, at a minimum of fifteen years, of a previous report

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Oct;88(10):2210-5. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00810.

Abstract

Between October 1986 and November 1987, 208 total hip arthroplasties were performed with use of the cementless Zweymüller stem and a threaded cup in 200 consecutive patients. Of 102 patients (108 hips) who were available for follow-up at a minimum of 180 months postoperatively, eighty-three (eighty-nine hips) had the primary joint replacement still intact. No stem had been revised because of aseptic loosening, but we found various degrees of osteolysis around sixteen (18%) of the implants. The probability of survival of the stem at fifteen years was 0.98 (95% confidence interval, 0.96 to 1.00). The probability of survival of the cup was 0.85 (95% confidence interval, 0.79 to 0.91).

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hip Injuries / surgery
  • Hip Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Joint Diseases / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Reoperation
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium

Substances

  • Titanium