Single-session bilateral hip alloplasty. A simultaneous procedure in 79 patients
Husted, H.; Laursen, J.O.; Mossing, N.B.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 157(38): 5237-5241
1995
ISSN/ISBN: 0041-5782 PMID: 7483038 Document Number: 445311
The aim of the study was to evaluate the per- and postoperative complications in 79 consecutively operated selected patients with bilateral hip disease who had bilateral hip replacements performed in one session. It was carried out as a retrospective examination of the case records, a questionnaire and clinical and radiological follow-up of 41 patients after a median of 7.5 years. No serious complications were registered peroperatively, and the duration of anaesthesia was on average three and a half hours. Eight patients were treated for early postoperative complications. The average hospitalization time was 15 days. Forty-one patients were followed up at a minimum of five years postoperatively. All patients were fully satisfied with the result, and there had been no cases of dislocation or reoperation. The average hip function index had been 7.2 preoperatively, and was at follow-up found to be 16.7. Radiological examination showed signs of looseness in 12 of the 82 examined hips. It is concluded that in selected patients with bilateral hip disease necessitating bilateral hip replacement the two operations may with benefit be carried out in one session.