Table 1.
Patient | Type of prosthesis* | Disengagement | Revision? | Followup (months) | Constant-Murley score [7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Delta III | > 1 mm with fracture of central screw | Yes | 14 | 61 |
2 | Delta III | > 1 mm with fracture of central screw | Yes | 48 | 26 |
3 | Delta III | > 1 mm with fracture of central screw | No† | 12 | 52 |
4 | Delta III | > 1 mm with progressive disengagement | No | 72 | 59 |
5 | Delta III | > 1 mm with spontaneous reassembly | No | 24 | 57 |
6 | Aequalis | < 1 mm with spontaneous reassembly | No | 36 | 81 |
7 | Aequalis | > 1 mm with spontaneous reassembly | No | 36 | 70 |
8 | Aequalis | No disengagement immediately postoperatively but > 1 mm after 2 years | No | 24 | 63 |
9 | Aequalis | No disengagement immediately postoperatively but < 1 mm after 2 years | No | 24 | 45 |
10 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 24 | 64 |
11 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 12 | 75 |
12 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 24 | 57 |
13 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 36 | 73 |
14 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 24 | 53 |
15 | Aequalis | < 1 mm | No | 12 | 66 |
16 | Delta III | < 1 mm | No | 36 | 45 |
*Types of prostheses included Delta III™ (DePuy International Ltd, Leeds, UK) and Aequalis™ (Tornier, Grenoble, France); †Patients 1 to 3 had complete disengagement, but only Patients 1 and 2 had revision surgery; Patient 3 refused revision owing to financial reasons.