Total Hip Replacement with the Charnley Prosthesis

This report is a prospective clinical evaluation of total hip replacement using the Charnley prosthesis. The purpose of this study was to determine the expected end results and complications using the Charnley prosthesis in our participating hospitals. It is a summary of interim results (one year or more follow-up) on total hip replacements done prior to December 1971. Although the review is small, it is instructive and has resulted in several major changes in our total hip replacement program.