Long-term outcomes following total hip and total knee arthroplasty in patients with Paget's disease of bone (PDB) – A national study

Abstract

BackgroundThe incidence of total hip and total knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) is 3.1- and 1.7-fold higher in patients with Paget's disease of bone (PDB) compared to age-matched controls. No large studies or joint registry reports exist describing outcomes following THA or TKA in PDB patients. MethodsThe study objectives were to investigate the outcomes following THA or TKA in PDB patients using national registry data. Data were requested from the Scottish Arthroplasty Project for all PDB patients undergoing THA or TKA in Scotland from 1996 to 2013. ResultsBetween 1996 – 2013, 144 patients underwent primary THA and 43 patients underwent primary TKA for PDB in Scotland. Following primary THA, the most common surgical complications within one year were haematoma (1.4%), and surgical-site infection (1.4%). The overall incidence of dislocation was 2.8%. Revision THA was performed in 2.8% of patients. THA implant survival was 96.3% (CI:92.8–99.8) at 10-years, and patient survival was 50.0% (CI:39.6–60.4) at 10-years. Following TKA, only one revision surgery occurred within one year (2.3%). Revision TKA was performed in 4.7% of patients, across the whole study period. TKA implant survival was 94.5% (CI:87.1–100) at 10-years; patient survival was 38.3% (CI:16.7–59.9) at 10-years. Compared with published literature and registry data, implant longevity and patient survival are comparable between PDB patients and the general population. ConclusionThis is the largest reported series of outcomes following primary THA/TKA in PDB patients. PDB patients are not at increased risk of surgical complications following primary THA or TKA compared with the general population.