The goals of hip arthroplasty have been to eliminate pain, decrease deformity, increase morbility and obtain stability. Currently total hip replacement is the best avaliable procedure to accomplish these goals.
A prospective study of total hip arthroplasty was begun at the orthopedic dept of Kyung Hee Medical College in 1974.
Between May, 1974 and June, 1977. 69 total hip replacements of the Charaley type, the Trapezoidal 28 type and the Muller type were peformed by the authors. Of the 60 Patients involved in this study, 9 had bilateral operations._ The Charaley type Prosthetic device was used in 56 cases, the Trapezoidal 28 type in 7 cases and the Muller type in 6 cases.
Complications included wire breakage, dislocation, loosening, femur shaft perforation, nonunion of the greater-trochanter, acetabular protrusion, transient femoral nerve palsy, femur shaft fracture, infection, socket lateralization, ectopic bone formation and death.
In 59 patients of the 60 patients, 53 patients felt that they were definitely improved, 5 patients felt their condition was unchanged and 1 patient felt her condition was worse.
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