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Differential Diagnosis -
- Intracapsular Fractures
- Toxic Synovitis of the Hip
- Septic Arthritis
- Osteomyelitis
- Legg Perthes disease in children.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Discussion of the management of RA of the hip with references
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Includes Hip fractures, acetabluar fractures, osteonecrosis, Arthroplasty, paediatric (pediatric) hip problems, approaches, radiology, arthroscopy of the hip
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Hip-Op© is a surgical planning system for total hip replacement originally conceived at the Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli (Bologna, Italy) and currently developed by the Bio-Computing Competence Centre.

classification of infections in hip arthroplasty:
- type I: early postoperative
- type II: late chronic
- standard of...

Anatomical Considerations:
- osseous anatomy of proximal femur dictates where internal fixation device should be placed for maximum purchase in femoral head;
- maximum bone density is found in the area where compression & tension trabeculae coalesce in the center of the head;
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Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics Extensive menu on this topic includes -
Classification, Radiography, Work-up, Treatment

Disscussion:
- optimal age for the medial approach:
- is of more value in the child younger than 18 months but older than 7 months;
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This link provides the documents and evidence used in the appraisal of health technologies used by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence for Hip prosthesis in the United Kingdom. Highly Reputable

Incidence of sciatic &/or femoral palsies after THR ranges from 1-3%;
- incidence of nerve palsy is 1-2% of primary total hip replacement, 3-4% after revision, and 5-6% in THR for congenitally dislocated hips;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

- if bone is dense enough to permit stable fixation, patients treated by percutaneous pinning have the advantage of immediate, full weight bearing postoperatively;
- failures in percutaneous pinning include...

Hip: - clinical features:
- pain on wt-bearing felt in the groin, buttock, or medial thigh;
- trendelenburg gait will decrease mechanical stress on joint and thereby lessen pain (see...

Synonyms and related keywords: aseptic necrosis, avascular necrosis, osteonecrosis of the femoral head, ischemic necrosis
Contents - Introduction Indications Relevant Anatomy And Contraindications Workup Treatment Complications Outcome And Prognosis Future And Controversies Pictures Bibliography
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head involves the hip joint. Osteocytes of the femoral head die along with...

The Oswestry Outcome Centre is an organisation dedicated to the the collection of clinical data and assessment of major planned operations. Aims are to provide evidence of expertise in the field of major joint arthroplasty. To enable us to plot an individuals progress against a standard survival curve in order... Expert

originally Charnley used High Density Polyethylene and later this was changed to Ultrahigh Molecular Wt Polyethylene
- impact strength of UHMWPE is higher than that for HDPE and the density of UHMWPE is much lower than for...