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[A new hip milling machine for preparation of the hip acetabulum for total hip prothesis (author's transl)].

The problemes of the exact preparation of the hip acetabulum for implantation of total hip prothesis have caused the development of several milling machines. Two sorts of construction predominate. Their disadvantages, especially the fact, that there is now mechanism, while is able to carry of the milled tissue, gave rise to construct a new milling machine. In cooperation with engineers of the branch mechanical engineering a new model was developed. The characteristic features are described and explained by pictures. The milling basket will be fastened on the ground plate by a quick fastener. In this way we get a hemisphere cavity, which is able to absorb all the milled tissue without any residue. A grasp will be connected with the drive shaft and guarantee an exact and rightangeled direction. The clinical tests have shown, that the new milling machine with the grasp especially is qualified for use in the osteoporotic senil bone too.

Acetabulum

A comparison of the bone mineral density of the vertebral bodies and the hip in elderly females with hip fractures. Assessment using dual photon absorptiometry.

The influence of decreasing bone mineral density with age and the occurrence of hip fractures in elderly females was investigated. Normal hips were studied in 287 healthy women whose ages ranged from 20 to 90 years old. The normal hip in 61 patients who had all suffered a femoral neck or intertrochanteric hip fracture, and were over 60 years old, were also studied and compared. The bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar vertebrae and the hip was measured with dual beam photon absorptiometry, for all patients. There was no correlation between the bone mineral density of the lumbar vertebral bodies, and the bone mineral density of the proximal femur. The peak bone mass in e lumbar vertebrae was seen in the thirties, but the peak bone mass in the hip was seen in the twenties. Bone mineral density in the lumbar vertebrae and in the hip was decreased in the patients who had sustained a hip fracture when compared to the control patients. The bone mineral density in the proximal femur was significantly reduced in patients who had sustained a hip fracture, especially in the region of Ward's triangle. These findings suggested that decreased bone mass in the hip at Ward's triangle may be correlated with the occurrence of hip fractures.

Absorptiometry, Photon

Abduction treatment in late diagnosed congenital dislocation of the hip. Follow-up of 1,010 hips treated with the Frejka pillow 1967-76.

There are many countries such as Poland where treatment of congenital hip dislocation is started late. The purpose of this work was to report our results in this group of children. 1010 hips in 780 children with congenital dislocation of the hip were treated with the Frejka pillow. The early results were evaluated in 830 hips at 15-36 months of age and the late results in 527 hips at a mean age of 14 (10-21) years. 90 percent of the children were treated by the same physician. The age at the onset of the treatment varied from 2 weeks to 24 months, with 12 percent younger than 3 months and 28 percent older than 6 months. The initial degree of dislocation was determined with our own index. Radiographic results were evaluated with a scoring based on four or six parameters. There were 6 percent failures, including lack of reduction or redislocation at the time when the child started to walk. Ischemic necrosis was observed in 14 percent of the hips, with significant permanent sequelae in 5 percent. Indications for surgical treatment of residual dysplasia were found in 4 percent of the hips evaluated early; and in the group evaluated late, still 5 percent of the hips required operation. There was good ability for spontaneous remodeling between the age of 3 and 7 years, whereas around the age of 10, the radiographic appearance of the hip became stabilized. At the end of treatment and at the time when the children started to walk, 59 percent of the early evaluated hips were still insufficiently remodeled; but in cases evaluated late, 95 percent of them had a normal or almost normal radiographic appearance. At that time, the clinical state of the children was satisfactory. The results of treatment depended on the initial degree of displacement. Only when treatment was begun after 5 months of age did the patient's age affect the treatment results. The Frejka pillow successfully reduced and stabilized these hips.

Age Factors

Ultrasound in the early diagnosis of congenital dislocation of the hip: the significance of hip stability versus acetabular morphology.

Recent studies have suggested that ultrasound examinations may improve diagnostic accuracy in congenital dislocation of the hip, but there is differing opinion whether ultrasound diagnosis should be based on morphology or stability. Ultrasound was added to the routine clinical screening in 1503 newborns (1291 girls and 212 boys). Hip morphology was classified according to Graf (type 1-4), while sonographic stability was based on a modified Barlow maneuver, and classified as stable, elastic deflection (normal finding), unstable (provocating a gap between the femoral head and the acetabulum) and dislocated. Among 80 morphologically dysplastic hips, 73 (91%) were sonographically unstable or dislocated, while seven dysplastic hips were stable. On the other hand, in 49% of the sonographic unstable hips (69 out of 142) the acetabulum was either normal or just physiologically immature. 38 of these hips were left untreated and normalized spontaneously. There was a close correlation between sonographically and clinically determined hip stability (gamma = 0.95). Our study shows that the majority of morphologically dysplastic hips is sonographically unstable or dislocated, but also that morphologically dysplastic hips may be stable. Morphologically normal hips showing minor sonographic instability do probably not require treatment, and thus morphology seems to be an important diagnostic criterion.

Acetabulum

Hip mineral density in females with a recent hip fracture.

To evaluate the role of local bone mineral density (BMD) in the etiology of hip fractures, we measured the hip BMD using dual photon absorptiometry in 29 females who had recently suffered a hip fracture associated with minimal or moderate, but not major, trauma and compared their BMD to those of 14 young normal females, 58 early postmenopausal normal females, 13 age-matched normal females, and 114 spinal osteoporotic females without a hip fracture. Hip-fractured patients had a BMD significantly lower (P less than 0.001) than that of all other studied groups, suggesting that a low hip BMD is associated with hip fracture risk. A femoral neck BMD below 0.75 g/cm2 suggests an increased likelihood for developing a hip fracture. Peak BMD was measured at 1.03 g/cm2, a value comparable to published normative data. Thus, a loss in hip BMD of approximately 30% from peak mineral density appears necessary before a hip fracture may occur after moderate trauma.

Adult

Myelodysplasia. The influence of the quadriceps and hip abductor muscles on ambulatory function and stability of the hip.

In an analysis of motor function, ambulatory function, and hip stability in sixty-five patients with myelodysplasia, four motor-function groups based on the strength of the quadriceps and hip abductor muscles were identified. Retrospectively, it was evident that based on these groups, it would have been possible to predict which hips would remain stable, what level of ambulatory function the patients could achieve, and whether treatment to reduce and stabilize the hips was indicated. Fifty-seven of fifty-eight hips in the twenty-nine patients with functioning quadriceps muscles but non-functioning hip-abductor muscles were either subluxated or dislocated. Thirty-nine of the remaining forty-six patients with functioning quadriceps muscles could walk. In this series, three operative procedures were used to treat hip subluxation: varus osteotomy, varus osteotomy combined with iliopsoas transfer, and iliopsoas transfer alone. One shelf procedure was also done. Varus osteotomy was the best procedure for hip subluxation while posterior iliopsoas transfer, either alone or in combination with a varus osteotomy, was of questionable value. Treatment of hip instability (subluxation or dislocation) in patients without quadriceps function was not necessary.

Adolescent

Risk factors for falls as a cause of hip fracture in women. The Northeast Hip Fracture Study Group.

BACKGROUND: Although even in the elderly most falls are not associated with fractures, over 90 percent of hip fractures are the result of a fall. Few studies have assessed whether the risk factors for falls are also important risk factors for hip fracture. METHODS: To examine the importance of risk factors for falls in the epidemiology of hip fracture, we performed a case-control study of 174 women (median age, 80 years) admitted with a first hip fracture to 1 of 30 hospitals in New York and Philadelphia. Controls, matched to the case patients according to age and hospital, were selected from general surgical and orthopedic surgical hospital services. Information was obtained by direct interview. RESULTS: As measured by the odds ratio, increased risks for hip fracture were associated with lower-limb dysfunction (odds ratio = 1.7; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.1 to 2.8), visual impairment (odds ratio = 5.1; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.9 to 13.9), previous stroke (odds ratio = 2.0; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.0 to 4.0), Parkinson's disease (odds ratio = 9.4; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.2 to 76.1), and use of long-acting barbiturates (odds ratio = 5.2; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.6 to 45.0). Of the controls, 44 (25 percent) had had a recent fall. The case patients were more likely than these controls to have fallen from a standing height or higher (odds ratio = 2.4; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.0 to 5.7). Of those with hip fracture the younger patients (less than 75 years old) were more likely than the older ones (greater than or equal to 75 years old) to have fallen on a hard surface (odds ratio = 1.9; 95 percent confidence interval, 1.04 to 3.7). CONCLUSIONS: A number of factors that have been identified as risk factors for falls are also associated with hip fracture, including lower-limb dysfunction, neurologic conditions, barbiturate use, and visual impairment. Given the prevalence of these problems among the elderly, who are at highest risk, programs to prevent hip fracture should include measures to prevent falls in addition to measures to slow bone loss.

Accidental Falls

Long-term results of total hip arthroplasty in congenital dislocation and dysplasia of the hip. A follow-up note.

Twenty-three of twenty-nine hips that were previously reported on were studied at an average of fourteen years (range, eight to 16.5 years) after total hip arthroplasty with cement. The original arthroplasties had been performed between November 1971 and January 1976. In all hips, there was dislocation or severe dysplasia. In six hips, superolateral bone grafts were used to increase acetabular coverage. At the latest follow-up examination, seven hips were rated excellent; nine, good; and one, fair. There were six failures (26 per cent) that were revised: four hips (17 per cent) had a fractured Trapezoidal-28 stem, one had loose femoral and acetabular components, and one had loosening of only the acetabular component. Radiographic analysis of the remaining hips revealed that one had progressive acetabular radiolucencies. This patient had an excellent clinical result. Two-thirds of the failures were due to a fractured stem.

Adult

[Ultrasonography of the borderline between normal and pathological state of the hip in newborn infants (borderline hip)].

Infant hips are classified, according to Graf, in 4 US types on the basis of the morphologic changes in both the cartilaginous and the bony roofs (type I, II, III, IV). Out of 6,000 examined hips, 170 (2.8%) were considered, which could be classified neither as type I (mature) nor as type II (delayed/immature ossification). These hips were called borderline hips. They exhibited some characteristic US features: good bone modeling, rounded cotyle, and alpha angle 60 degrees +/- 2. They were always observed during the first month of the patients' life. Anamnestic data were not specific (27.5% breech delivery, and 13% oligohydramnios); clinics sometimes overestimated the actual anatomic development (64/170 cases with positivity of Ortolani's sign and/or restricted abduction; 25% of patients presented with no suspicious signs). Dynamic hip examination showed only physiological cranial deflection of the cartilaginous roof. Finally, borderline hips developed into type I hips in 99% of cases, within the third month of the patients' life.

Follow-Up Studies

[The problem of comparability of results of the treatment of congenital hip dislocation--exemplified by the Severin scheme and the classification system of the Work Group Hip Dysplasia].

The comparison of the results obtained by conservative or operative treatment of hip dysplasia shows that the consideration of absolute roentgenologic hip parameters is of little use. Classification principles for numerous hip parameters have been developed for this reason by Tönnis. In the Angloamerican and Scandinavian countries, on the other hand, it is predominantly the Severin classification that is employed for an evaluation of the methods of treatment. We examined in our study the differences in the evaluation of the results obtained in 117 hip joints treated by pelvic osteotomy according to Salter by application of the AKH and the Severin classification scheme. There were evident differences in all groups of these classifications. In the application of the Severin scheme the groups I, II and III contained 9.5% less, 24.8% more, and 18.8% less hip joints, respectively than in the respective groups of the Tönnis classification. In the groups IV, V and VI of the Severin classification there were altogether 3.5% less hip joints than in the respective groups of the Tönnis classification. Our study thus showed that a comparison of the operative results of hip dysplasia as presented in the Angloamerican and Scandinavian literature and those presented in the German literature is not possible. We conclude from this result that an evaluation according to a unified classification scheme would be most desirable.

Adolescent

Ultrasonography in congenital dislocation of the hip. Simultaneous imaging of both hips from in front.

We describe a new technique for examining the infant hip using ultrasound. Both hips are imaged simultaneously via an anterior approach. The examination can be done with the hip either extended or flexed and abducted. The method has three advantages: 1) since both hips are imaged simultaneously, lines can be drawn to assist in determining the relationship between the femoral head and the pelvis; 2) proximal, anteroposterior and lateral displacement of the femoral head can all be demonstrated; 3) the method is applicable to the infant in a harness or a plaster cast to demonstrate maintenance of reduction of a dislocated hip. The usual direction of dislocation of the femoral head was anterior and lateral. Proximal migration was also observed in cases with more severe dislocation. In flexion, the dislocated head of the femur often moved posterior to the acetabulum. Of 1276 hips, in 638 infants aged from three weeks to one year, 49 showed congenital dislocation. The accuracy of our anterior method of sonography in diagnosing congenital dislocation of the hip compared well with the method of Graf and with radiography.

Female

Sex-specific biomarkers predict bone mineral density loss at the contralateral hip after hip fracture.

OBJECTIVE: To identify inflammatory and hormonal biomarkers that predict bone loss at the contralateral (non-fractured) hip following hip fracture in males and females. METHODS: White participants who were not receiving pre-fracture glucocorticoids, sex-hormone therapy, or bone-active medications (100 males, 76 females) with hip fractures. Data were collected within 22 days of hip fracture and at 2, 6, and 12 months follow-up. Biomarkers were categorized into tertiles: estradiol, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3/D2, intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA), interleukin-6 (IL-6), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), soluble tumor necrosis factor-α receptor 1, sex hormone-binding globulin, and testosterone. Femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) at the contralateral hip was assessed, and losses exceeding the mean decline were classified as greater than average. Logistic regression models, stratified by sex, were adjusted for confounders and evaluated selected biomarker associations. RESULTS: Among males, the 2nd (OR = 4.79, P = 0.012) and 3rd (OR = 6.36, P = 0.005) IGF-1 tertiles were associated with greater odds of BMD loss than the 1st tertile. The 3rd iPTH tertile (OR = 3.79, P = 0.037) was similarly associated with increased odds. Among females, the 3rd (OR = 0.20, P = 0.031) IL-1RA tertile was associated with lower odds of BMD loss compared to the 1st tertile, while the 2nd IL-6 tertile (OR = 5.99, P = 0.036) was associated with higher odds. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that inflammatory and hormonal biomarkers may be sex-specific predictors of accelerated BMD loss following hip fracture.

Biomarkers

Primary ceramic hip replacement: a prospective study of 119 hips.

A prospective study of 119 consecutive primary ceramic total hip arthroplasties (Autophor, Smith & Nephew) was performed. Follow up was 100% at a minimum of 3 years. Six hips were revised during the course of the study (5%). Harris hip scores were 29.0 preoperatively, 78.7 at 6 weeks, and 92.6 at 3.4 years (range: 62 to 100). Ninety-one percent of the 107 surviving hips at follow up had a good or excellent hip score. The clinical results matched those of Mittelmeier. Thigh pain was a frequent finding, but rarely presented a clinical problem. Our incidence of thigh pain may be higher than that of others because no patients were lost to follow up. The ceramic portion of the Autophor Ceramic Hip was well tolerated clinically and radiographically. The femoral component was responsible for 2% to 4% of the revisions, and we have now replaced it with a stem designed for bony stabilization.

Adolescent

Total hip arthroplasty in patients with avascular necrosis of the hip. Follow-up observations on cementless and cemented operations.

Thirty-one patients with avascular necrosis of the hip were treated by 34 total hip arthroplasties (THAs). All patients were observed prospectively with a minimum two-year follow-up evaluation (average, 46 months; range, 24-84 months). Twenty had cemented arthroplasties using contemporary cementing techniques. This included insertion of a medullary plug, cleansing of the canal with a medullary brush, pulsatile lavage irrigation, and insertion of the cement with a cement gun. In 14 hips, a cementless prosthesis was used. Patients were rated using a modified Harris hip score. Sequential postoperative roentgenograms were analyzed in each patient. The overall Harris hip score ratings were 88 in the cemented and 84 in the noncemented groups. Mechanical failure with loosening of the femoral component occurred in one patient who developed deep sepsis. Significant thigh pain occurred in four patients in the noncemented group. Previous studies in the literature have generally reported unfavorable results in patients with avascular necrosis of the hip treated with THA. Using cementless and cemented fixation with contemporary cementing techniques, improved results can be expected. A high incidence of thigh pain (29%) in the cementless group remains a problem.

Adult

A self-administered hip-rating questionnaire for the assessment of outcome after total hip replacement.

The hip-rating questionnaire was developed for the assessment of the outcome of total hip replacement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate its reproducibility, validity, and responsiveness. The questionnaire uses a 100-point scale in which equal weight is given to the domains of global or over-all impact of arthritis, pain, walking, and function. Ninety-eight patients were enrolled in the prospective study and have been followed for at least three months; sixty-two patients have been followed for six months; and forty-two patients have been followed for one year. Reproducibility was tested with the use of the kappa statistic in fifty patients whose condition was stable clinically, and it was found to be good or excellent both for individual questions and for the total score. The validity of the questionnaire was assessed by comparison with the scores from a six-minute walking-distance test and arthritis impact-measurement scales. The result of the six-minute walking-distance test correlated with the patient's response concerning walking distance on the hip-rating questionnaire. The score for pain from the hip-rating questionnaire correlated well with the score for pain from the arthritis impact-measurement scales, and the total score from the hip-rating questionnaire correlated well with the total score from the arthritis impact-measurement scales. The score on the hip-rating questionnaire was responsive to the change in the clinical condition of the patient, as indicated by a favorable index of responsiveness. The results of the questionnaire were sensitive enough to demonstrate differences among treatment groups with relatively small sample sizes. This questionnaire has the characteristics of a useful instrument for assessment of outcomes, such as that after an operation.

Activities of Daily Living

[Juvenile hip pain. 2. Femur head epiphysiolysis, hip dysplasia, tumors].

The early symptom in hip joint diseases in children is pain. Pain is localized in the groin and thight, but mostly in the knee. Other important signs are limping and reduced internal rotation. If a hip disease is suspected it is necessary to take X-rays in two planes. If diagnosis is early and special therapy started immediately, the results are usually excellent without deformation of the hip. Otherwise early osteoarthritis can develop. This is important because osteoarthritis in the hip joint is in 75% of the cases due to hip joint diseases in childhood. The problems of diagnosis and treatment of the most common hip joint diseases in children (transient synovitis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteomyelitis, Legg-Perthes disease, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, dysplasia, tumors) are discussed.

Adolescent

Total hip replacement in the previously infected hip.

Ten patients with a history of previous hip joint sepsis including one with active tuberculosis of the hip have had total hip replacement using acrylic cement. With duration of follow-up ranging from six months to over three years, all but one have had satisfactory results with no evidence of persistent or recurrent infection. When preceded by thorough evaluation and eradication of hip sepsis, total hip arthroplasty appears to be an acceptable procedure for restoring a functional hip joint in patients with this difficult problem.

Adult

Plasma, bone, hip capsule and drain fluid concentrations of ampicillin and flucloxacillin during total hip replacement after intravenous bolus injection of magnapen.

1. A rapid intravenous bolus injection of 4.0 g Magnapen (which contains 2.0 g of ampicillin and 2.0 g of flucloxacillin) was to seven patients undergoing total hip replacement immediatly before induction of general anesthesia. Postoperatively the patients patients received 2.0 g Magnapen by intramuscular injection every 6 h for up to 72 h until removal of the wound drains. 2. The plasma, bone, hip capsule and drain fluid concentrations of ampicillin and flucloxacillin were measured by a differential small plate microbiological assay method using Sarcina lutea and a penicillinase producing Staph. aureus Russell as the test organisms. 3. The mean +/- s.e. mean concentrations of ampicillin after this regimen were 4222.2 +/- 285.0 microgram/ml (plasma), 65.6 +/- 1.3 microgram (g (hip capsule), 19.1 +/- 3.8 microgram/g (cancellous bone), and 211.1 +/- 65.6 microgram/g (ground up bone) respectively. 4. The mean +/- s.e. mean flucloxacillin concentrations after this regime were 137.2 +/- 28.4 microgram/ml (plasma), 61.8 +/- 15.0 microgram/g (hip capsule), 47.1 +/- 9.5 microgram/g (cancellous bone) and 139.4 +/- 21.8 microgram/g (ground up bone) respectively. 5. An intravenous bolus injection of Magnepen (4.0 g), given immediately before induction of general anaesthesia, provides concentrations of ampicillin and flucloxacillin in plasma, hip capsule, cancellous and ground up bone, and drain fluid that exceed the MICs of these antibiotics against Staph. aureus and E. coli. 6. The plasma, hip capsule, cancellous and ground up bone concentrations of ampicillin after this dose of Magnapen do not, however, exceed the MICs of the Gram negative anaerobes that sometimes cause postoperative wound infections in these patients.

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