Long term follow-up of hip prosthesis replacement for hip tuberculosis

Objective To discuss the possibility of total hip replacement for hip tuberculosis patients.Methods 30 patients with hip tuberculosis were admitted during 1986 to 1997 and 26 underwent total hip replacement and 4 underwent hemi-hip prosthesis replacement. All the patients were with long term follow-up. Results For the 26 total hip replacements, there were 2 early infection and one cured by intravenous antibiotics and one by debridment. There were no recurrence of tuberculosis. The other four semi-hip prosthesis replacement were with good results. Conclusions Hip tuberculosis could be successfully treated by prosthesis replacement when the surgery delivered at suitable time.