Hip Replacement Arthroplasty (Subscribe)  

Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics Discussion: - most common complication in total hip arthroplasty and most common cause of component failure; - osteolysis is a time dependent process which arises from inflammatory reaction against polyethylene particulate debris; - patho-biology: ...

Notes on approx 50 topics relating to THA.
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

Total Hip Replacement (CBM 94-5) Bibliography of articles printed 1991-1994

November 30, 2007 — Patients who undergo total hip replacement for osteoarthritis (OA) report a noticeable long-term improvement in physical functioning, whereas age-matched population controls show a decline in function, according to the results of a study reported in the December issue of Arthritis Care Research.(Arthritis Care Res. 2007;57(8):1375–1380.)
Although total...

Trochanteric nonunion associated with total hip arthroplasty (THA) may result from 1 of 3 situations: 1) isolated fracture of the greater trochanter; 2) complication of trochanteric osteotomy; or 3) fracture secondary to cystic formation or osteolysis from wear debris post-THA.
William N. Capello, MD; Judy R. Feinberg, PhD ORTHOPEDICS 2008; 31:711

Urinary Excretion Levels of Metal Ions in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement with a Porous-Coated Prosthesis: Preliminary Results
In: Quantitative Characterization and Performance of Porous Implants for Hard Tissue Applications, ASTM STP 953 J. E. Lemons, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1987, pp. 151—162.
by Lynne C. Jones, David S. Hungerford,...