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Site to calculate the Harris Hip Score

Goldmine of orthopaedic scores and scoring systems. 10 surgeon based and 20 patient based scoring systems for all regions of the musculoskeletal system. Includes: Harris Hip Score, Knee Society Score, Oxford Knee Score, WOMAC, Cincinatti Knee Score, Tegner Lysholm, American Foot & Ankle Score AFAS, UCLA Shoulder Rating Scale, Mayo...

This is the home of the Joint Replacement Unit (JRU) - the prosthetic team at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. One of our responsibilities is the maintenance and development of the Swedish National Hip Arthroplasty Register. Responsible for the content on this site is Professor Johan Kärrholm, MD, PhD, Göran Garellick, MD,...

Archive Copy - 1999 Annual Meeting Scientific Program. Polyethylene: The Past, Present and Future

Archive Copy: - 1999 Annual Meeting Scientific Program. Low Wear Bearings for Total Hip Replacements
Moderator H. Amstutz

hip joint:
- is affected in upto 50 % of patients with AS, and when it occurs it is often bilateral;
- protrusio and hip flexion contractures are...

- Smith Petersen improved & revived the anterior iliofemoral approach;
- entire ilium and hip joint can be reached thru iliac part of incision;
- with this approach there is a need for extensive detachment of tendinous insertions & retraction of muscle, with ...

Discussion: - major problems with the Watson Jones technique are dealing w/ gluteus medius & minimus, which lie over anteior capsule and must be damaged or cut to obtain adequate exposure; - original Charnely technique...

Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotics:
- it is essential that antibiotics be given prior to incision;
- in most cases, patients should receive 1-2 gm of IV Ancef 30 min prior to the incision
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Everything a patient with hip arthritis or avascular necrosis needs to know about the nature of the disease, including surgical and non-surgical treatment options, total hip replacement, the pros and cons, complications of treatment, the implant design ma

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:
- evaluation of hip pain- candidates are patients with nonspecific radiographic findings and reproducible, functionally-limiting physical signs and symptoms.
- the false...

anterior approach:
- femoral artery may be palpated in femoral triangle, & may be used as a guide in aspirating the hip joint;
- palpate the femoral pulse just as it exits...

The Atlas of Hip Surgery Images is a collection of medical illustrations depicting the anatomy, disease, and surgery of the hip and associated anatomical structures produced by a professional medical illustrator.

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics
pathogenesis and risk factors:
- Intravascular coagulation and osteonecrosis.
- natural history
- blood supply to femoral head:
- diff dx:
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