Girdlestones excision arthroplasty: Current update
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Excision arthroplasty following shoulder replacement.
Excision arthroplasty of the shoulder is a rarely performed procedure used in cases where replacement of a failed arthroplasty is not feasible. We report four cases of excision arthroplasty following a shoulder replacement, one performed for infection and three for instability. Excision arthroplasty resulted in very poor function with pain improvement in only two cases.
متن کاملExcision arthroplasty of the hip.
The results of excision arthroplasty on forty hips in thirty-two patients have been studied by personal review. The mean follow-up was ten years and the results were graded in the Lazansky system. The outcome was fairly predictable, most patients achieving a fair to good result. The patients were satisfied with the operation in unilateral cases as a secondary operation, but it was generally uns...
متن کاملExcision arthroplasty for infected total hip replacements.
A study of excision arthroplasty (Girdlestone's pseudarthrosis) for infected total hip replacements is presented. Twenty-two patients were reviewed with a minimum follow-up of one year. Reduction in pain was significant but the functional results were poor. Factors contributing to poor function were old age, poor medical condition and arthritis of the contralateral hip; these were in addition t...
متن کاملTotal elbow arthroplasty: current options.
Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) has changed considerably in the past three decades. Based on the good long-term results with TEA in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the indications expanded to include management of acute traumatic and posttraumatic conditions in young, higher-demand patients. Today, unlinked, linked semiconstrained, and convertible devices are available. The high complication...
متن کاملEditorial: Current Concepts in Arthroplasty §
This hot topic issue of the Open Orthopaedics Journal deals with current concepts and topics in arthroplasty. With contributions from the orthopedic surgeons, researchers and epidemiologists, it features a few interesting articles. The articles focus on current concepts providing a comprehensive review of some topics or addressing some controversial areas in the field of arthroplasty. Arthropla...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2011.01.012