Five total hip and three total knee arthroplasties were performed, from
1969 to 1990, in six patients who had osteogenesis imperfecta. The patients
who had a hip arthroplasty were followed for a mean of seven years, and
those who had a knee arthroplasty, for a mean of ten years.
Postoperatively, all had relief of pain and were able to walk; one patient
used a walker and two used a cane. The only postoperative complication was
an intrapelvic protrusion of the acetabular component six years after a
bipolar hip replacement.