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Graham, Simon, Howard, Nicholas, Moffat, Chipiliro, Lubega, Nicholas, Mkandawire, Nyengo and Harrison, William J. (2019) 'Total Hip Arthroplasty in a Low-Income Country'. JBJS Open Access, Vol 4, Issue 4, e0027.
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Abstract
We describe our 10-year experience performing total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients enrolled in the National Joint Registry of the Malawi Orthopaedic Association.
Methods:
Eighty-three THAs were performed in 70 patients (40 male and 30 female) with a mean age of 52 years (range, 18 to 77 years). The cohort included 24 patients (14 male and 10 female; mean age, 52 years [range, 35 to 78 years]) who were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive.
Results:
The main indications for surgery were osteonecrosis (n = 41 hips) and osteoarthritis (n = 26 hips). There were no deaths perioperatively and no early complications at 6 weeks. Forty-six patients (59 THAs) were seen at 10 years postoperatively, with a mean Harris hip score (HHS) of 88 (range, 41 to 91) and a mean Oxford Hip Score (OHS) of 46 (range, 25 to 48). Five hips (8% of 59) were revised due to loosening (n = 4) and fracture (n = 1). There were no infections or dislocations. Fourteen patients died, including 4 HIV-positive patients, of unknown causes in the follow-up period, and 10 patients were lost to follow-up. In the group of 24 HIV-positive patients, there were no early complications, and the mean HHS was 88 (range, 76 to 91) at >10 years.
Conclusions:
Our 10-year experience and long-term outcomes after primary THA in a low-income setting show that good results can be achieved within a controlled hospital environment, thereby establishing a benchmark against which other hospitals and registries in similar low-income countries can compare their results.
Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections WE Musculoskeletal System > WE 100 General works WE Musculoskeletal System > WE 800 Extremities > WE 850 Lower extremity. Hip. Leg. Foot. |
| Faculty: Department: | Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.19.00027 |
| Depositing User: | Stacy Murtagh |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2020 12:21 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2020 12:21 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/13767 |
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