IntroductionIt is known that a well-fixed stem can be left in situ when only the acetabular component and femoral head have to be changed. However, in a revision case, the use of a ceramic head on an existing taper is not recommended. Slight damages of the taper may increase the risk of a ceramic fracture. Until now in a revision case a primary ceramic-on-ceramic or ceramic-on-polyethylene pairing was changed to a metal-on-polyethylene pairing or the well-fixed stem was removed as well. During the past several years, a ceramic head with a metallic sleeve has been introduced as an option for revisions with a stem left in situ. We report short-term results of a ceramic revision head in this clinical setting.MethodsEight patients with a ceramic revision head were clinically and radiologically followed up two years after revision surgery. Their Harris Hip Score and visual analogue scale scores for pain and satisfaction were recorded, and their radiographs were checked for osteolysis and heterotopic ossifications.ResultsThe mean Harris Hip Score increased from 46.5 points before surgery to 88.3 points 2 years after surgery. The mean visual analogue scale score for pain improved from 6.7 to 1.1, and the mean visual analogue scale for satisfaction rose from 5.1 to 8.3. The radiological results did not show osteolysis in any of the patients. Grade I heterotopic ossification according to the Brooker classification system was seen in one patient.ConclusionsThe early clinical and radiological results in this case series are in agreement with previously published studies. Ceramic revision heads with a metallic sleeve are a promising approach in the revision of a ceramic head with a well-fixed stem which can be left in situ. This solution avoids an unnecessary exchange of a well-fixed stem and thereby shortens the surgical time of the revision and may reduce the peri-operative complications.

The results of anatomical prostheses depend substantially on the extent of damage to the rotator cuff. Implantation of a semi-constrained inversed prosthesis provides a solution for severely damaged joints since it has a fixed centre of rotation. One prerequisite of success, however, is a sufficient bone stock in the glenoid region. The indication for bipolar prostheses, in contrast, is particularly strong when implantation of an inverse prosthesis is no longer possible.

Aim of the study: In the recent literature the development of secondary osteoarthritis that follows recurrent dislocations of the shoulder is seldom discussed although the incidence and the significance of the intra-articular cartilaginous and osteocartilaginous lesions caused by the dislocation as pathogenic factors is indisputable. For this reason, we defined the area and the incidence of the contact between the Hill-Sachs lesion (HSL) and the glenoid with the attempt to specify the relevance as an aetiological cause for the development of osteoarthritis. Method: We

GOA affects the entire musculoskeletal system. The varying manifestation in individual joints and spinal segments is probably attributable to multifactorial local and systemic factors. In an earlier study, a genetic disposition with a maximum HA prevalence of 30% was identified in the study population. Since HA is considered a genetic marker for GOA, it can be assumed that the same is true of GOA prevalence.

The presentation includes an unusual destruction of the tarsus of a 64 year old patient with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord caused by chronical vitamin-B12-deficiency. This case report will be shown a systemical disease as a possible cause of localized bone-destruction in differentialdiagnosis.