Recently, there have been some reports that total hip arthroplasty in rapidly destructive coxarthrosis results in more perioperative blood loss and loosening of the acetabular component in early postoperative phase than regular coxarthrosis. We studied the clinical perioperative outcome in 26 total hip arthroplasties performed for rapidly destructive coxarthropathy and compared it with the outcome of 104 regular coxarthroses. Blood loss and loosening of acetabular components showed no difference between these two groups. The rate of dislocation after total hip arthroplasty in rapidly destructive coxarthrosis was greater than regular coxarthrosis.
