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...

Degenerative Hip Joint Pain (DHJP) is a major cause of functional limitation in both young active and old sedentary patients. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful surgical procedures performed in orthopaedics. Sir John Charnley introduced the concept of low friction arthroplasty for end stage hip arthritis. The rewarding result of this procedure makes THA the gold standard...

Total hip arthroplasty is a common and important treatment for osteoarthritis patients. Long-term cardiovascular effects elicited by osteoarthritis or the implant itself remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to determine if there is an increased risk of late cardiovascular mortality and morbidity after total hip arthroplasty surgery. A nationwide matched cohort study with data on...

Background: Although it has been shown that perioperative protocols enhance arthroplasty care and safety, it isnot known how prevalent their use is in safety net hospitals, which operate with a mandate to treat the poor andunderserved. Understanding the elements currently included in standard perioperative arthroplasty protocols at variousinstitutions may help guide future interventions and pol...

OBJECTIVE To report on the relative cost-effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty and resurfacing arthroplasty (replacement of articular surface of femoral head only) in patients with severe arthritis suitable for hip joint resurfacing arthroplasty. DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis on an intention-to-treat basis of a single-centre, single-blind randomised controlled trial of 126 adult patien...

Hip-to-ankle radiographs have been used to evaluate lower limb alignment before and after total knee arthroplasty. However, earlier studies have inappropriately used correlation to assess the reproducibility of the radiographs. We determined the reliability of the hip-to-ankle radiograph using the Bland-Altman analysis. Two consecutive hip-to-ankle radiographs were obtained in 52 patients (52 k...

BACKGROUND We investigated the rate of conversion to total hip arthroplasty by twenty years and radiographic findings at a minimum of twenty years after rotational acetabular osteotomy. METHODS Between June 1986 and August 1991, we performed 172 rotational acetabular osteotomies in 168 patients with acetabular dysplasia. Of those, ninety-three hips (ninety-one patients), including twenty-thre...

Hip fracture is a major health concern in elderly people. Thc standard line of management hip arthroplasty classified whether it intracapsular or extracapsular. Hemi the preferred surgery geriatric population as less mobility and large diameter femur head reduces chances dislocation. There are 4 surgical techniques for -arthroplasty: anterior (Smith-Peterson), anterolateral (Watson. lones), lat...

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The teflon hip arthroplasty design was used by Sir John Charnley in the early 60's but was taken off the market due to high complication rates. A case is reported of an intrapelvic granuloma after total hip arthroplasty following the use of a teflon socket. This appears to be the last surviving patient treated by Sir John Charnley using a Teflon hip socket design.