Total hip replacement Early results and short term complications [a review of 34 cases]

ABSTRACT

Thirty four total hip replacements were performed at Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, between November, 1986 and September, 1989. Early post-operative complications were sought out by medical records of all cases. Short term result evaluation was made in 26 cases; by personal examination in 10 cases and by questionnaire in 16 cases. The clinical results were excellent in 17 out of 26 cases [65.38%] good in 7 cases [27%], fair in one cases [3%] and poor in one case [3.8%] The complications noted were dislocations in 4 cases [11.7%], wound infection in one case [2.9%], trochanteric non-union in 1 out 3 [33%], myositis ossificans in one case [2.9%] one, clinically manifest deep venous thrombosis in one case [2.9%] and other vascular complications in one case [2.9%]