Consensus totale heupprothese

- At the consensus meeting total hip prosthesis, after lengthy discussion, 29 propositions were formulated with reference inter alia to the following subjects. The indication for a total hip prosthesis is established on the basis of pain, ability to walk, mobility, roentgen image and patient's life expectation. A central registration of patients with hip prostheses should be instituted for purposes of research. Guidelines were defined for the prevention of infections (OR facilities and antibiotics policy), for anticoagulant treatment, for pre- and postoperative physiotherapy and for radiological follow-up. The last proposition states that the benefits of a total hip prosthesis amount to several times the cost.