Table 2.
Minor and major revisions
| Reason for reoperation | Number of hips | Acetabular | Femoral | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor | Major | Minor cement-within-cement | Major | ||
| Acetabular | |||||
| Aseptic loosening | 9 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Dislocation | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Component/cement fracture | 1 | 1 | |||
| Femoral | |||||
| Periprosthetic femoral fracture | 1 | 1 | |||
| Acetabular/femoral | |||||
| Infection | 2 | 2 | 2* | ||
| Leg length discrepancy | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | |
Minor stem revision means the stem was removed without affecting the cement-bone interface; major stem revision involved removal of both the stem and the cement; * previous plate fixation for femoral periprosthetic fracture in one of these hips also.