oxytetracycline--anhydrous and Hip-Dislocation

Charnley low-friction arthroplasty was performed on 352 osteoarthritic hips, usually because of severe pain. Three hundred and twenty hips were reviewed at a special follow-up clinic or by postal questionnaire. After operation 89% of hips were pain-free or caused only occasional discomfort, and in 76% there was an increased range of movement. Of those patients actually seen for review 79% were judged to have a good or excellent result. The most frequent single complication was deep infection, which occurred in 5.3% of hips.

Topics: Acetabulum; Adult; Aged; Ampicillin; Arthroplasty; Cloxacillin; Femur; Follow-Up Studies; Hip; Hip Dislocation; Humans; Joint Prosthesis; Middle Aged; Movement; Osteoarthritis; Oxytetracycline; Pain; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Complications; Surgical Wound Infection