Arthrodesis Wheeless

Description: Discussion: - hip fusions acn occur spontaneously following childhood sepsis or after ORIF of acetabular fractures (secondary to heterotopic bone).
- they also occur spontaneously due to ankylosing spondylitis;
- surgical fusions are performed for young adults with advanced arthritis;
- indications:
- desire to return to near-normal physical activity with manual labor;
- 20 yrs years after surgery, 80% of pts w/ hip arthrodesis performed at relatively young age were working & satisfied w/ their results;
- relief of pain;
- young male;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics