OBJECTIVE: To analyze clinical, functional, and radiographic results of uncemented total hip arthroplasties in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: Retrospective study of 24 patients (28 hips) with rheumatoid arthritis submitted to total hip arthroplasty, using uncemented femoral prosthesis Secur Fit Osteonics®, with minimum follow-up of two years. The patients were clinically evaluated using the Merle D'Aubigné criteria and the Engh criteria in radiographic evaluation. RESULTS: Mean follow-up time was 5.6 years (two years to eight years and 11 months). Clinically, good and excellent results were observed in 22 patients, with emphasis on pain relief. No case of loosening was seen. Two cases had complications: one patient had deep venous thrombosis (DVT), confirmed by doppler, and one case of fracture during surgery, distal to the calcar bone, treated with cerclage, with no repercussion in the quality of clinical and radiographic results of this patient. CONCLUSION: After a mean follow-up of 5.6 years, results show that uncemented total hip arthroplasty may be a satisfactory option in coxoarthroses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis, rheumatoid; Arthritis, rheumatoid; Arthroplasty, replacement, hip; Treatment outcome
