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THR in the Dysplastic Hip

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Description: - Link to the natural history of DDH:
- acetabular rim syndrome: - results from dysplastic hip, which stresses the labrum, resulting in labral degeneration;
- hip arthroscopy and debridement in these patients may provide the patient w/ a few additional years before total hip arthroplasty is required;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: C.R.Wheeless
Institution: Duke
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Language: English

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Added: Mon Feb 04 2002
Last Modified: Fri Mar 14 2008