PROSTHESES FOR ARTHRITIC HIPS

Natural acetabular orientation in arthritic hips

OBJECTIVES Acetabular component orientation in total hip arthroplasty (THA) influences results. Intra-operatively, the natural arthritic acetabulum is often used as a reference to position the acetabular component. Detailed information regarding its orientation is therefore essential. The aim of this study was to identify the acetabular inclination and anteversion in arthritic hips. METHODS A...

Replacement of arthritic hips by the McKee-Farrar prosthesis.

Total hip arthroplasty for arthodesed hips.

The benefits of converting an ankylosed or arthrodesed hip to total hip arthroplasty have been reported in the literature as have the technical difficulties associated with this procedure. This review, however, outlines the experience of a single surgeon (WJMB) at a single institution using uncemented prostheses. Between November 1991 and June 1996, 5 arthrodesed hips underwent uncemented total...

Total hip arthroplasty for fused hips.

Arthrodesis of the hip has been used extensively in the past as the procedure of choice for many disabling diseases of the hip.1-4 A successful arthrodesis should provide a stable, painless hip. After hip fusion, patients usually have a short leg and will walk with a slightly slower pace than an individual with normal hips. They will likely walk with a perceptible limp and a gait described as a...

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...