The Thrust Plate Hip Prosthesis: A Follow-Up of 15-20 Years With 102 Implants.

Background: Between November 1992 and January 1999, a cohort of 102 thrust plate hip prostheses was implanted.

Methods: We now clinically and radiologically evaluate the remaining 73 prostheses with a mean follow-up of 17.2 years.

Hip resurfacing arthroplasty: the Australian experience.

In the last 10 years, resurfacing hip arthroplasty has become a popular option again for treating hip disorders in younger, active patients in some parts of the world. We report the Australian experience with this operation based on the Australian National Joint Replacement Registry and the literature available on the Australian experience in Resurfacing.

Radiological findings and clinical results of 102 thrust-plate femoral hip prostheses: a follow-up of 2 to 8 years.

We report the radiological and clinical outcome of 102 consecutive femoral hip arthroplasty we prospectively followed up in 84 patients using the third generation of the thrust-plate prosthesis with a mean period of follow-up of 58 (range, 26-100) months. Four implants were revised: 2 because of an infection and 2 because of aseptic loosening. The thrust-plate prosthesis, which allows preservation of part of the femoral neck, was used in younger patients, 80% were younger than 60 years.