Background Treatment of bacterial septic arthritis in the native adult hip poses distinct challenges. The yearly incidence is estimated at about 4–10 per 100,000 patients worldwide; however, its real incidence is difficult to quantify. 1 – 3
Fabio D’Angelo, Luca Monestier, and Luigi Zagra
Gösta Ullmark
Introduction Dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a difficult problem for the patient, the treating surgeon, and is associated with a considerable extra cost for the health care system. 1 The true prevalence of post
Rima Nasser and Benjamin Domb
treat the impingement. Patients with arthritis have been shown to have poorer outcomes after hip arthroscopy; therefore, hip arthroscopy is not advisable in patients with < 2 mm of joint space in the weight-bearing area on an AP radiograph of the pelvis
Dominic Davenport and Venu Kavarthapu
Introduction Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common procedure for primary osteoarthritis but increasing numbers are also being performed for other pathologies such as secondary arthritis, inflammatory arthropathies and trauma. Estimates
Alfonso Vaquero-Picado, Gaspar González-Morán, Enrique Gil Garay, and Luis Moraleda
developing hip arthritis in the young adult. Thomas et al stated that 23.8% of patients treated with a Salter osteotomy had needed a THR 40 years after acetabuloplasty. 77 Furthermore, another 17% presented arthritis grades 3 or 4 (Kellgren and Lawrence
Stig Storgaard Jakobsen, Søren Overgaard, Kjeld Søballe, Ole Ovesen, Bjarne Mygind-Klavsen, Christian Andreas Dippmann, Michael Ulrich Jensen, Jens Stürup, and Jens Retpen
abnormality, eventually leading to secondary hip arthritis. 2 , 3 Acetabular retroversion is described as a posteriorly oriented acetabular opening with reference to the sagittal plane, 4 and can be seen as an isolated entity but may also be seen in
Bülent Atilla
of hip arthritis especially in young adult females due to genetic and cultural reasons. The underlying pathology is unique, and presents structural features that need to be addressed in the course of treatment. Until recently, the results of hip
Habeeb Bishi, Joshua B V Smith, Vipin Asopa, Richard E Field, Chao Wang, and David H Sochart
Introduction Total hip replacement has been the definitive form of treatment for end-stage hip arthritis for several decades and offers significant benefit to these patients by alleviating their pain and improving their mobility. The goal of
Christiaan P. van Lingen, Luigi M. Zagra, Harmen B. Ettema, and Cees C. Verheyen
No authors listed. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence . Total hip replacement and resurfacing arthroplasty for end-stage arthritis of the hip. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta304 ( date last accessed 2 September 2016 ). 13
Young Yi and Woochun Lee
history of trauma or underlying disease, constitutes a relatively small proportion of ankle arthritis. 1 Ankle arthritis has low prevalence compared with knee or hip arthritis, but once it progresses, it can lead to pain, dysfunction and abnormal gait