Rare fracture of a total hip replacement
β Scribed by G. Aldinger; K. Mitzkat
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 278 KB
- Volume
- 101
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1434-3916
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Abstract Through a survey of hip replacement arthroplasty the paper establishes the case for objective evaluation of these joints in the patient. It then outlines a simple, nonβinvasive technique, based on Paul's (1967) locomotion studies, to assess preβ and postoperative functional capability.
Forty patients were treated by means of total hip arthroplasty after nailing of femoral neck fractures had failed Their average age was 73 years. Thirty-eight patients were still alive after 2 years and were reviewed Two hips dislocated, but there was no early mortality The results regarding pain, w
Two hundred and twelve total hip replacements performed in one clinic over 1 year were reviewed. The mean operative time was 89 min and mean total blood loss 1090 ml. Homologous blood was administered to 74% of the patients. Blood loss was dependent on sex, body weight and height, but these correlat