title: [Total hip arthroplasty (THA) for the osteoarthritis of the hip joint].
abstract: On total hip arthroplasty,there are some kinds of surgical approach. In all cases the operators should perform THA with skillful surgical approach. They ought always consider normal anatomy of hip joints,and then do the surgical performance. Total hip arthroplasty which is performed with trained surgical protocol and reliable anatomical knowledge is successful certainly.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Orthop. Surg., Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa