[Double-cup replacement in the treatment of tuberculosis of the hip. Long-term follow-up studies].

24 tuberculous hip joints were treated by radical debridement and double-cup replacement in one single stage. They healed up primarily and remained well up to the time of follow-up, a period of 5 years and 7 months on average, except one which recurred 1 month after operation and persisted until removal of the implants. Slipping of head cup occurred in 4 cases in 10 to 12 months post-operatively. The slipped cups were removed or received, showing fibrous drinking of the head stump. Factors influencing and the time taking place of slipping of head cup along with it management were discussed and described. It is shown that radical debridement and double-cup replacement could serve to cure the tuberculosis and preserve the function of the hip joint.