Total hip replacement in tuberculosis of hip: A systematic review

Reconstruction of the Acetabulum in Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in Total Hip Replacement

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or congenital hip dysplasia (CDH) is the most prevalent developmental childhood hip disorder. It includes a wide spectrum of hip abnormalities ranging from dysplasia to subluxation and complete dislocation of the hip joint. The natural history of neglected DDH in adults is highly variable. The mean age of onset of symptoms is 34.5 years for dysplastic DD...

Mortality after total hip replacement surgery A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

 J. R. Berstock, MBChB, MRCS, Advanced Hip Research Fellow  A. D. Beswick, BSc, Research Fellow  E. Lenguerrand, BSc, MSc, PhD, Research Fellow  M. R. Whitehouse, PhD, MSc(Orth Eng), BSc, FRCS(Tr&Orth), Clinical Lecturer in Orthopaedics  A. W. Blom, MD, PhD, FRCS(Tr&Orth), Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Southmead Hospital, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, AOC (Lower Level), Westbury-onTrym...

Total hip replacement.

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.

Obesity in total hip replacement.

A prospective, multi-centre study was carried out on 1421 total hip replacements between January 1999 and July 2007 to examine if obesity has an effect on clinical outcomes. The patients were categorised into three groups: non-obese (body mass index (BMI) < 30 kg/m(2)), obese (BMI 30 to 40 kg/m(2)) and morbidly obese (BMI > 40 kg/m(2)). The primary outcome measure was the change in Oxford hip s...