Table 1.
Rates and causes for revision in the literature
| Study | Study period | Number of cases | Followup (years) | Infection rate | Aseptic loosening | Revision rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetabulum | Femur | ||||||
| Acurio and Friedman [1] | 1970–1986 | 20 PTHA 15 PHA | 8.6 | 20% (7/35) | 46% (16/35) | 40% (14/35) | |
| Bishop et al. [4] | 1974–1984 | 13 PTHA | 7.5 | 23% (3/13) | 8% (1/13) | None | 31% (4/13) |
| Hanker and Amstutz [16] | 1971–1984 | 8 PTHA | 6.5 | 25% (2/8) | 25% (2/8) | 63% (5/8) | |
| Moran et al. [34] | 1973–1988 | 13 PTHA 7 RTHA | 5 | 10% (2/20) | 25% (5/20) | 5% (1/20) | 40% (8/20) |
| Present study | 1980–2000 | 312 PTHA | 13 | 3% (10/312) | 8% (25/312) | 8% (24/312) | 13.5% (42/312) |
PTHA = primary total hip arthroplasty; PHA = primary hemiarthroplasty; RTHA = revised total hip arthroplasty.