Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Gaucher’S Disease Patients

There is controversy regarding the success of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with Gaucher’s disease. We present a retrospective study of nine total hip replacements in six patients (four primary THAs and five revisions). Four were female and two were male. All patients were of white ethnic origin. Five hips have required revision surgery for loosened implants (four once only and one twice). The average age at the time of primary THA was 35.3 years (13–54). The average duration between primary THA and first revision was 11.4 years (6–19). The duration between first and second revision in one hip was six years. The follow-up ranged between 2.5 years to 19 years. One patient developed superficial infection postoperatively which settled with wound debridement and antibiotics. Excessive peri-operative blood loss was noted in three patients.