Therapeutic effect of transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy and hip arthroplasty on quality of life of patients with osteonecrosis

We reviewed 37 patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANF). There were 23 men and 14 women with a mean age of 36 years at the time of the operation. The duration of follow-up was 9 years. Twenty patients had undergone transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy (TRO) and 17, hip arthroplas...

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Published in:Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery 2000-04, Vol.120 (5-6), p.252-254
Main Authors: Nakai, T, Masuhara, K, Matsui, M, Ohzono, K, Ochi, T
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Antiretroviral drugs
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip - rehabilitation
Female
Femur Head Necrosis - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Health risk assessment
Humans
Joint surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Osteotomy - rehabilitation
Postoperative Complications - diagnosis
Postoperative Complications - rehabilitation
Quality of Life
Rehabilitation, Vocational
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Summary:We reviewed 37 patients with avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANF). There were 23 men and 14 women with a mean age of 36 years at the time of the operation. The duration of follow-up was 9 years. Twenty patients had undergone transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy (TRO) and 17, hip arthroplasties. Assessment of their quality of life (QoL) was performed using the Rosser Index Matrix for disability and distress. Concerning TRO, the mean preoperative and postoperative QoL scores were 0.944 and 0.957, respectively. Twelve patients exhibited increases and 7 patients decreases in their scores. Regarding the arthroplasty, the mean preoperative and postoperative QoL scores were 0.949 and 0.998, respectively. All patients showed increases in QoL scores after arthroplastic surgery. Concerning heavy manual work, all five of those patients returned to their preoperative occupations. These findings suggest that hip arthroplasty has more reliable therapeutic effects than TRO on QoL improvement for patients with ANF.
ISSN:0936-8051
1434-3916
DOI:10.1007/s004020050458