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Table 1 Reported outcomes of bilateral total hip and knee arthroplasty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Staged replacement of both hips and both knees in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Study

Year

Patients

Mean age (range)

Hip prostheses

Knee prostheses

Radiolucent line

None or mild pain

Flexion (°)

Unable walking

Walking aids

AL

PJI

Survival

Follow-up (months)

Hip

Knee

Hip

Knee

Combined

Johnson et al. [8]

1975

11

51 (21–70)

Two types Outdated

Two types Outdated

NA

11/11 (100.0%)

11/11 (100%)

80

78

158

0/11 (0%)

6/11 (54.5%)

0

0

100%

27 (19–58)

Jergesen et al. [3]

1978

16

55 (22–72)

There types Outdated

Six types Outdated

NA

15/16 (93.8%)

15/16 (93.8%)

105

100

205

0/16 (0%)

10/16 (62.5%)

0

0

96.9%

22.8 (9–42)

McDonald et al. [7]

1982

26

46 (24–62)

Two types Outdated

Nine types Outdated

NA

20/26 (76.9%)

13/26 (50%)

91

90

181

0/26 (0%)

17/26 (65.4)

4

1

96.2%

25 (7–63)

Yoshino et al. [9]

1984

18

56 (37–69)

Three types Outdated

Four types Outdated

NA

18/18 (100%)

13/18 (72.0%)

82

82

164

2/18 (11.1%)

18/18 (100%)

1

0

98.6%

33 (12–120)

McElwain et al. [10]

1985

19

54 (27–67)

One type Charnley prostheses

One type Sheehan prostheses

NA

19/19 (100%)

17/19 (89.5%)

98

99

197

2/19 (10.5%)

13/19 (68.4%)

0

0

100%

27 (6–84)

Suman et al. [6]

1986

20

59 (49–78)

Four types Outdated

Five types Outdated

NA

19/20 (95%)

15/20 (75%)

100

97

197

0/20 (0%)

14/20 (70%)

3

1

95.0%

Not available (24–156)

Hoekstra et al. [11]

1989

13

45 (18–68)

Six types Outdated

Three types Outdated

NA

13/13 (100%)

13/13 (100%)

79

81

160

1/13 (7.7%)

6/13 (46.2%)

1

0

98.1%

71 (32–92)

Current study

2022

30

47.2 (26–79)

One type Cementless prostheses (DePuy)

One type Cemented posterior-stabilized fixed-bearing prostheses (DePuy or Stryker)

Radiographically stable

30/30 (100%)

30/30 (100%)

114.5

104.1

218.6

0/30 (0%)

11/30 (36.7%)

0

0

99.2%

84 (24–156)

  1. AL Aseptic loosening, PJI Periprosthetic joint infection, NA No assessment