RESEARCH ARTICLE
Joint Arthroplasties other than the Hip in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
Arkan S Sayed-Noor*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2009Volume: 3
First Page: 27
Last Page: 31
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-3-27
DOI: 10.2174/1874325000903010027
Article History:
Received Date: 11/3/2009Revision Received Date: 18/3/2009
Acceptance Date: 6/4/2009
Electronic publication date: 15/5/2009
Collection year: 2009

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Abstract
Transplantation Surgery has undergone a great development during the last thirty years and the survival of solid organ recipients has increased dramatically. Osteo-articular diseases such as osteoporosis, fractures, avascular bone necrosis and osteoarthritis are relatively common in these patients and joint arthroplasty may be required. The outcome of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head after renal transplantation has been studied and documented by many researchers. However, the results of joint arthroplasties other than the hip in solid organs recipients were only infrequently reported in the literature. A systematic review of the English literature was conducted in order to investigate the outcome of joint arthroplasties other than the hip in kidney, liver or heart transplant recipients. Nine pertinent articles including 51 knee arthroplasties, 8 shoulder arthroplasties and 1 ankle arthroplasty were found. These articles reported well to excellent results with a complication rate and spectrum comparable with those reported in nontransplant patients.