Total hip arthroplasty in patients 16 years of age or younger

Abstract

Purpose Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is rarely recommended in skeletally immature patients. The goal of the present study was to report our short-to mid-term results of THA in a series of children aged 16 years or younger, including clinical outcomes and post-operative complications, signs of radiographic loosening of the prostheses, and revision rate. Methods The 18 children (two male and 16 female patients, 24 hips) underwent cementless THA at a mean age of 14.6 years (11 to 16). Five patients had a bilateral, one-stage surgical procedure. Clinical assessment of these hips used the Merle d’Aubigné et Postel scale modified by Charnley to facilitate assessment of the function of walking. Cli..