Surgical management of the rheumatoid hip.
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) has improved significantly in the last 30 years since the popularization of the procedure by John Charnley in the late 1960s. The significant advances in THA in the last 20 years have been that it is highly reproducible and durable, has high quality of function and low morbidity, patient satisfaction is high, and salvage is possible when necessary. The main object of this article is to discuss the surgical management of patients who have RA of the hip joint, dealing with indications, surgical techniques, results, and complications.
Ranawat
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, USA.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000601:surgery*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome