The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol 75, Issue 4 572-580, Copyright © 1993 by Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Hip and knee replacement in osteogenesis imperfecta
PJ Papagelopoulos and BF Morrey
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
Five total hip and three total knee arthroplasties were performed, from
1969 to 1990, in six patients who had osteogenesis imperfecta. The patients
who had a hip arthroplasty were followed for a mean of seven years, and
those who had a knee arthroplasty, for a mean of ten years.
Postoperatively, all had relief of pain and were able to walk; one patient
used a walker and two used a cane. The only postoperative complication was
an intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabular component six years after a
bipolar hip replacement.