Objective: To study the effect in health status of telephone contact 2+10 weeks after total hip replacement (THR) during the first nine months after surgery. Not all of patient have improvement in their health status and quality of life, that the surgery benefits them.

Method: A randomised clinical trial enrolled 180 patients aged 65+ focusing on patients’ health status using SF-36, 4 weeks pre–to 3 and 9 months postoperative were carried out. Patients were randomised 4 weeks preoperative either to control or intervention group. Both groups received the conventional treatment. Furthermore the intervention group had postoperative telephone monitoring two and ten weeks after surgery Patients were given counselling by using an interview-guide within eight main themes referring to patients’ actual situation after THR.

Results: All patients experienced increase in their health status after THA. The intervention significantly reduced the time for patients to reach their habitual level as patients in the intervention group reached their habitual level at three months whereas patients in the control group reached this level after nine months.

Conclusion: Support by phone contact after THR seems to benefit patients’ outcome.

The presentation is based on the results of the nursing intervention program by using telephone contact to elderly patients with hip replacement after discharge.

Introduction: Analysis of the clinical outcome and survivalrate of the Harris/Galante 1 cup combined with two different stems.

Material and methods: Retrospective study on patients who underwent surgery in the years 1986–1989. There was a total of 544 patients with 593 total hip replacements (THR), 264 patients died prior to investigation (285 THR).

All deceased were checked in the danish patient registration system for revision. 113 patients with 128 THR were operated with the Spotorno CLS stem, and 431 patients with 465 THR with the Mller straight stem.

270 patients with 297 THR were assessed radiographically and according to a modified Harris Hip Score (ROM was not used). Some were due to age or other illnes not able to attend the examination. If possible they were interviewed by telephone.

The median age was 69,4 (range 18,3 – 88,1) for all, for the Spotorno CLS group 55 years (range 18–72) and for the Mller group 72 years (41–88). Male/female ratio: 0,56. Average follow-up was 13 years (range 9,1 -15.1).

The primary diagnosis was osteoarthritis 538 hips, RA 10, fracture sequelae 15, congenital dislocation 14, others contributed with 16 hips.

The survival rates were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

Results: 35 patients have had a revision: 21 because of aseptic loosening, 4 because of femoral fracture, 5 because of dislocation, and 1 because of infection. 4 liners were revised because of polyethylene wear. Only one was in the Mueller group, 3 in the CLS group.

After 13 years the survival rate for the cups was 96.8% including reoperations for polyethylene wear, for the femoral Mueller stem 90.7% and for Spotorno CLS 96.1 %

Conclusion: The Harris/Galante cup and Spotorno show excellent survival after 13 years, and for the Mueller stem the survival rate is comparable to others. The relative high rate of polyethylene wear in the CLS group we believe to be a consequense of the younger patients more active lifestyle.