Osteoarthritis of Hips

Valgus-extension osteotomy for advanced osteoarthritis in dysplastic hips. Results at 12 to 18 years.

We treated 31 consecutive patients of mean age 43 years (22 to 59) with severe osteoarthritis of the hip secondary to dysplasia by valgus-extension osteotomy. The clinical results were analysed for factors which may have affected the outcome. The procedure was carried out only on one side and was combined with a Chiari pelvic osteotomy in four patients. The angle of valgus was between 30 and 40...

Painful Hips In Children

The clinical challenge in paediatric hip pain is to distinguish urgent conditions such as infection of the hip joint from the more common irritable hip. Transient synovitis is one of the most common causes in children over 3 years of age but it has similar early symptoms to septic arthritis. This article offers a guide to assessment, an overview of common causes, and clarity around which childr...

Osteoarthritis of the hands, hips and knees in an Australian twin sample--evidence of association with the aggrecan VNTR polymorphism.

Age-related changes in the composition of the cartilage matrix may be associated with the development of osteoarthritis, a relatively late-onset disease characterised by the destruction of joint cartilage. In order to investigate whether differences in the VNTR polymorphic region of aggrecan affect cartilage functionality and therefore the development of osteoarthritis, we examined the aggrecan...

Patients with Fractured Hips

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Advanced Work on the Hips