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The author was for many years Principal of the Lady Hardinge College and Hospital at Delhi. This book is especially written for European women who have to make their homes in the tropics. Dr. Piatt has successfully, embodied her medical knowledge with the results of her observation and experience in India and the book will be found very useful, especially to new comers and should be carefully s...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intraoperative periprosthetic femoral fracture is a known complication of cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA). We determined the incidence of--and risk factors for--intraoperative calcar fracture, and assessed its influence on the risk of revision. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective analysis included 3,207 cementless THAs (in 2,913 patients). 118 intraoperative...

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the successful and cost-benefit surgical treatments. One-stage bilateral THA (BTHA) has a large number of advantages, although there are concerns about the higher complications in this procedure. Aim of our study was to evaluate the complications and outcomes of cementless one-stage BTHA in osteoarthritis patients. A total of 147 patients from 2009 till 20...

PURPOSE To report the outcome of displaced sub-capital neck of femur fractures in the independent elderly (>70 years) managed with total hip arthroplasty through a modified Hardinge approach. METHODS Between 1998 and 2000, a surgeon performed a cemented hip replacement using a modified lateral approach in 36 consecutive patients in the Hawke's Bay Regional Hospital, Hastings. Medical charts a...

Cement restriction and pressurisation are helpful technical points in achieving a good cement mantle in cemented hip replacement. In this prospective study, we compared 39 cases where a Hardinge polyethylene restrictor was used and 33 cases where a bone block restrictor was used during Charnley hip replacement. The preoperative radiographs were templated, calibrated holders for the cement restr...

Femoral head fracture is a relatively rare injury which often associates with a poor functional outcome. The surgical approaches for femoral head fracture are a controversial subject in many study reports. Patients and Methods Nineteen patients suffering from femoral head fracture-dislocation of the hip were admitted to Zagazig university hospital. The fractures were classified according to the...