Synovectomy of the hip in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Synovectomy of the hip in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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DOI:
10.2106/jbjs.f.00657
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Hohenberger, Gerd
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作者:
Carl, Hans-Dieter;Schraml, Annemarie;Hohenberger, Gerd
Background: There is a lack of data on the functional effect of open hip synovectomy in a large number of patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis evaluated with a validated assessment tool.Methods: Between 1985 and 1997, sixty-seven open hip-joint synovectomies were carried out in fifty-six patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Fifty-five hips (82%) had radiographic changes that were stage III or higher according to the system of Larsen et al. Hip function was evaluated preoperatively and after a mean of fifty months with the Merle d'Aubigne hip score.Results: Sixty-five (97%) of the sixty-seven hips were available for follow-up. The mean total Merle d'Aubigne hip score (and standard error of the mean) was significantly improved from 9.5 +/- 2.5 points at baseline to 16.3 +/- 1.0 points at the time of follow-up (p < 0.001). The individual scores for pain, mobility, and walking ability were significantly increased as well (all p < 0.001). Eighty-five percent of the hips were observed to have a very great or great improvement in function. A concomitant soft-tissue release was performed in seven hips, and nine hips required surgical dislocation. Surgical complications included two superficial wound hematomas that did not require intervention; osteonecrosis of the femoral head was not observed. Five hips required total hip arthroplasty during the follow-up period. Thus, the survival rate for the hips was 94% at a mean of four years following the synovectomy.Conclusions: Open hip synovectomy in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a safe procedure that can improve hip-joint function for up to five years.