Gait changes following Total Hip Replacement

Changes in gait symmetry, gait velocity and self-reported function following total hip replacement.

OBJECTIVE To investigate the magnitude of change at different time points in measures of gait symmetry, gait velocity and self-reported function following total hip replacement. DESIGN Longitudinal with test occasions pre-surgery and 3, 6 and 12 months post-surgery. SUBJECTS Thirty-four patients with hip osteoarthritis (mean age 63 years, standard deviation 11 years). METHODS Subjects wal...

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...

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...