Clinical and functional results of revision arthroplasty A 2 year single-center observational study.

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Hugo Ernesto Villarroel Rovere
Carlos Alberto Jaramillo Becerra
Gabriel Eduardo Machado De La Rosa
Manuel Encalada Espinoza

Abstract

Introduction: Hip and knee arthroplasty revision surgery are rescue procedures in patients with infections or mechanical loosening of the prosthesis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the functional results after revision surgery over two years, applying the respective functionality scales.


Methods: The present observational study was conducted at Hospital Alcívar in Guayaquil, Ecuador, from January 2021 to December 2022 with patients undergoing shoulder and knee arthroplasty revision surgery. The variables were age, sex, time of onset of symptoms, presence of joint instability, and pain rating scale (VAS) before and after surgery. Joint mobility and postoperative functional scale.


Results: The study included 23 patients. In 17 cases (73.9%), knee prostheses were revised; in 6 cases (25.1%), hip prostheses were revised. There were 15 men (65.21%) and eight women (34.79%), with an average age of 67 years. The cause of prosthesis change was mechanical in 15 cases (65.21%) and infections in 8 patients (34.78%). Joint instability occurred in 17 cases (73.91%) and without instability in 6 cases (23.08%). Pain decreased from severe perception in 18 patients (78.3%) in the preoperative period to mild in 18 cases (78.3%). Knee functionality at three months was good in 7 cases (41.2%); at six months, it was good and excellent in 9 patients (52.9%). Hip functionality was regular at three months in 5 cases (83.3%) and good at six months in 5 cases (83.3%).


Conclusions: Overall, the results of this study suggest that revision arthroplasties are an effective procedure to improve the functionality of patients with aseptic loosening and septic failure of knee and hip replacements.

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Clinical and functional results of revision arthroplasty: A 2 year single-center observational study. (2023). Actas Médicas (Ecuador), 33(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.61284/85
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Hugo Ernesto Villarroel Rovere , Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Alcívar

Especialista en Traumatología y Ortopedia por la Universidad De Guayaquil (Guayaquil, 2004). Doctor en Medicina y Cirugía por la Universidad De Guayaquil. Médico Ortopedista-Traumatólogo, Miembro del equipo y director del postgrado de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Alcívar, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Correo: villarroelr@hotmail.com

ORCID  0000-0002-0847-0344

Carlos Alberto Jaramillo Becerra, Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Alcívar

Médico por la Universidad Nacional de Loja (Loja, 2002). Especialista en traumatología y ortopedia por la Universidad de Guayaquil (Guayaquil, 2013). Alta especialidad en medicina> Atención médica y quirúrgica de los padecimientos de la columna vertebral por la Universidad Nacional Autómona de México, (Distrito Federal, 2017). Jefe, Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Alcívar, Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Manuel Encalada Espinoza, Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología, Hospital Alcívar

Médico Tratante del Servicio de Traumatología y Ortopedia Hospital Alcívar.

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Clinical and functional results of revision arthroplasty: A 2 year single-center observational study. (2023). Actas Médicas (Ecuador), 33(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.61284/85

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