Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 Thanks Edith! I'll sure be showing it to him! Susie > Hi, > > > > I came across this today.............. > > Ref........C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\The Journal of > Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume The Journal.htm > > > > You may like to refer it to hubby dear..............smile. The samples are > small but I liked my BHR even more after reading it.......... > > > > Edith LBHR Dr. L Walter Syd Aust 8/02 > > > > > > HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION: A PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN HIP RESURFACING > AND TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT > A R Norrish, J Rao, R N Villar > (Cambridge Hip & Knee Unit, BUPA Cambridge Lea Hospital, 30 New Road, > Impington) > British Hip Society > Belfast, February 2003; Vol 86 1 > > Resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip is currently enjoying a resurgence in > popularity. There are many reasons why resurfacing may be indicated, but one > is that the absence of proximal femoral reaming at surgery may reduce the > occurrence of heterotopic ossification (HO) after surgery. The objective of > this study was to compare the prevalence of postoperative HO for patients > undergoing two different types of hip surgery, resurfacing arthroplasty or > total hip replacement. Data were gathered from 43 consecutive patients > undergoing metal on metal hip resurfacing (MoM-R) and 37 consecutive > patients undergoing metal on metal total hip replacement (MoM-THR) with a > minimum of six months' follow up. The r classification was used to > grade HO from postoperative radiographs1. We found that, when undergoing > MoM-R, women had a lower chance of developing HO than men (p=0.04). In > addition, women who received a MoM-R had a reduced incidence of developing > HO than women who received a MoM-THR (p=0.04). There were no differences in > the incidence of postoperative HO between men undergoing either MoM- R or > MoM-THR. It can be concluded from this study that resurfacing does reduce > the incidence of HO in women and that care must be taken when selecting > women to undergo total hip replacement in preference to hip resurfacing. > This study has highlighted the need to inform patients of HO as a common > complication when consenting for hip arthroplasty, and has established an > 18% rate of postoperative HO for hip resurfacing arthroplasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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