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Total hip replacement in patients with multiple epiphyseal dysplasia with a mean follow-up of 15 years and survival analysis

¹ 44 Parcwern Road, Sketty, Swansea SA2 0SF, UK.
² Orthopaedic Department Division of Arthroplasty, Assaf Harofeh Hospital, Zerrifin, 70300 Israel.
³ Holland Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre, 43 Wellesley Street, East Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1H1, Canada.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr Y. Kosashvili; e-mail: yonasofi{at}gmail.com

The hip joint is commonly involved in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia and patients may require total hip replacement before the age of 30 years.

We retrospectively reviewed nine patients (16 hips) from four families. The diagnosis of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia was based on a family history, genetic counselling, clinical features and radiological findings. The mean age at surgery was 32 years (17 to 63), with a mean follow-up of 15.9 years (5.5 to 24).

Of the 16 hips, ten required revision at a mean of 12.5 years (5 to 15) consisting of complete revision of the acetabular component in three hips and isolated exchange of the liner in seven. No femoral component has loosened or required revision during the period of follow-up.

With revision for any reason, the 15-year survival was only 11.4% (95% confidence interval 1.4 to 21.4). However, when considering revision of the acetabular shell in isolation the survival at ten years was 93.7% (95% confidence interval 87.7 to 99.7), reducing to 76.7% (95% confidence interval 87.7 to 98.7) at 15 and 20 years, respectively.