Total hip replacement for severe coxarthrosis.

Local experience with total hip replacement in dysplastic coxarthrosis.

Background. The goal of our study was to assess the efficacy of total hip replacement in the treatment of dysplastic arthrosis of the hip. Material and methods. Between November 2001 and June 2003 we performed total hip replacement in 40 patients (46 hips). Arthritic deformations were classified according to Crowe's classification scheme and operated using a variety of techniques and prostheses...

Midterm outcome of total hip arthroplasty for rapidly destructive coxarthrosis.

PURPOSE To compare the midterm outcome in 12 women who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) for rapidly destructive coxarthrosis (RDC) and in 12 controls who underwent THA for osteoarthritis. METHODS Records of 12 women aged 50 to 80 (mean, 72.3) years who underwent THA for RDC after a mean of 9 (range, 4-11) months since symptom onset were reviewed. They were compared with 12 age-and sex-m...

Analysis of the results of implantation of total hip endoprothesis in severe dysplastic coxarthrosis.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to affirm the importance of operative treatment of severe dysplastic coxarthrosis through analysis of the results of implantation of total cementless endoprothesis in patients with DDH Crowe types III and IV. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study involved 28 patients (30 hips) with dysplastic coxarthrosis, in whom an implantation of cementless total...

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.