title: [Surgical indication for hip endoprosthesis].
abstract: The authors give a short review of the history, development, results of the joint endoprosthetic, regarding mainly to the hip replacement, based on their own data and on international references. It is suggested that the development of the modern surgical technique changed the condition of the indication which needs a wide publicity.
authors.affiliation: Fövárosi Szent János Kórház Orthopaed-Traumatológiai Osztály.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Krakovits
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sass
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure