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2009 Conversion of hip arthrodesis to hip resurfacing
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Location: http://www.josonline.org/pdf/v17i2p243.pdf
Description: Patients with hip arthrodeses are at risk of developing back pain or pain in other joints in the long term. Conversion to a total hip replacement or hip resurfacing leads to resolution of symptoms in most patients. We report a 40-year-old man who underwent conversion of a hip arthrodesis to hip resurfacing
with good results.Conversion of hip arthrodesis to hip resurfacing: a case report Satyajit Sinha, Ugo Ihedioha, Sajan Shareef, Alexander Campbell Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 2009;17(2):243-4
Type: Reference Material
Author/Contact: Sinha et al
Institution: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Primary Subject/Category:
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Arthrodesis: Hip Fusion
- - OCOSH Classification: Orthopaedic Procedures: Arthroplasty: Replacement Arthroplasty: Hip Replacement Arthroplasty: Hip Resurfacing Arthroplasty
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