Hip and knee replacement in osteogenesis imperfecta

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Papagelopoulos-P-J. Morrey-B-F. J-Bone-Joint-Surg-Am. 1993 Apr. 75(4). P 572-80. 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. Author-abstract.