Sports Therapy Interventions Following Total Hip Replacement

Dislocation following total hip replacement.

An analysis of 142 dislocations from a multicentre study of 6774 total hip replacements is reported. The incidence of dislocation was 2.1 per cent. Patients with neuromuscular disorder, those in a confused mental state, and those undergoing revision operations are at special risk. The commonest surgical error, present in nearly half the patients, was placing the acetabular cup too vertically or...

Sports and Recreational Activities following Total Ankle Replacement

Purpose  In literature, there is a controversy regarding whether patients who have undergone total ankle replacement (TAR) can participate in sports and recreational activities. The purpose of this study was to report change in sports activity level after TAR. Methods  A retrospective study was performed, enrolling 76 patients with symptomatic end-stage ankle arthritis who underwent TAR from Ma...

Total hip replacement (THR).

The authors present history, indications and complications of total hip replacement in 206 patients in a period of 10 months. They compare the rate of complications with published data. They present pre-operative examination, prophylaxis and specific problems in their conditions.

Total hip replacement.

The incidence of cancer following total hip replacement.

We have studied the incidence of tumours at remote sites following total hip replacement: 1,358 individuals have been followed up for 14,286 person-years after operation. In the decade following implantation the incidence of tumours of the lymphatic and haemopoietic systems was significantly greater, and that of cancer of the breast, colon, and rectum, significantly less than expected. Whilst t...