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Bone & Joint Open
Vol. 4, Issue 6 | Pages 408 - 415
1 Jun 2023
Hip resurfacing arthroplasty as an alternative to total hip arthroplasty in patients aged under 40 years
Ramkumar PN Shaikh HJF Woo JJ Haeberle HS Pang M Brooks PJ
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Aims

The aims of the study were to report for a cohort aged younger than 40 years: 1) indications for HRA; 2) patient-reported outcomes in terms of the modified Harris Hip Score (HHS); 3) dislocation rate; and 4) revision rate.

Methods

This retrospective analysis identified 267 hips from 224 patients who underwent an hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) from a single fellowship-trained surgeon using the direct lateral approach between 2007 and 2019. Inclusion criteria was minimum two-year follow-up, and age younger than 40 years. Patients were followed using a prospectively maintained institutional database.