title: Hip joint arthroplasty in pubic symphysis separation in the course of congenital bladder exstrophy - study of two cases.
abstract: Congenital bladder exstrophy is a severe congenital malformation identified in one out of 30,000-50,000 live newborns and seen more often in girls. Some patients develop osteoarthritis of the hip joints which requires total hip arthroplasty. Reports of such cases are very rare in the world literature, which prompted us to present two cases treated at our Department and analyse their early outcomes. Our experience so far has been rather modest but the results encourage considering total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis in future patients with pubic symphysis separation in the course of congenital bladder exstrophy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drobniewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krasmska
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sibmski
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics of the Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Synder
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001746:Bladder Exstrophy / Q000601:surgery; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000601:surgery; D046548:Pubic Symphysis Diastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*