Category: HIP (Part 2)

Arthroscopic hip impingement surgery may lead to pain relief and activity restoration

Posted on January 22, 2009

Surgeons should rule out impingement in suspected labral tears and referral cases with ‘normal’ X-rays. By Gina Brockenbrough 1st on the web (January 22, 2009) January 2009 Arthroscopic management may be advantageous for many patients with femoroacetabular impingement. At Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2009, Dean K. Matsuda, MD, discussed the indications and technique for arthroscopic …

Thigh Pain After Total Hip Replacement: A Pathophysiological Review and a Comprehensive Classification

Posted on November 13, 2008

By Luca M.C. Pierannunzii, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:691 July 2008 Educational Objectives As a result of reading this article, physicians should be able to: Describe the clinical and radiological features of thigh pain related to femoral total hip components. Discuss the pathophysiology of thigh pain in total hip replacement (THR) patients. Describe …

Total Hip Arthroplasty in Paralytic Dislocation From Poliomyelitis

Posted on February 10, 2008

by Rafael Laguna, MD; Jesús Barrientos, MD Poliomyelitis is an acute infection disease caused by a group of neurotrophic viruses, which has a special affinity by the anterior horns cells of the spinal cord and for certain motor nuclei of the brain stem. Paralysis is a flaccid type and characteristically …

Metal-metal Hip Resurfacing Offers Advantages Over Traditional Arthroplasty in Selected Patients

Posted on September 10, 2007

By Robert L. Barrack, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2007; 30:725 September 2007 Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is among the most successful interventions in medicine. It is the best option for most patients with end-stage arthritis of the hip. However, THA has some limitations, and problems with THA are far from nonexistent. Revisions account for …

Low morbidity, few dislocations make hip resurfacing an option for young patients

Posted on August 10, 2007

Careful selection can help patients regain function and have a satisfactory quality of life. by Susan M. Rapp Better surgical techniques and patient selection will enable total joint surgeons to achieve more reproducible results in the young arthritic patient with hip resurfacing implants, according to Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FRCSC. …

Learning curve may be longer than thought for placing hip resurfacing components

Posted on May 10, 2007

It took surgeons 55 to 60 cases to get femoral components within ±5° of planned placement. by Susan M. Rapp British and Australian researchers collaborating on a prospective study identified a longer-than-expected learning curve to accurately perform hip resurfacing arthroplasties. Hip surgeons taking part in the study, all of whom …

Resurfaced hips converted to THA show similar clinical results to primary total hips

Posted on April 10, 2007

Converting resurfacing arthroplasty hips to THA required similar operative times and length of postoperative hospitalization. Hips previously treated with metal-on-metal resurfacing arthroplasty that require conversion to total hip arthroplasty can achieve short-term clinical and radiographic results similar to primary total hip replacement, according to a study by California researchers. …