Open AccessTotal hip arthroplasty using a combined anterior and posterior approach via a lateral incision in patients with ankylosed hips
Author(s) -
Jian Li,
Zhiwei Wang,
Ming Li,
WU Yue-song,
Weidong Xu,
Zimin Wang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.000812
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , ankylosis , heterotopic ossification , total hip arthroplasty , arthroplasty
For most patients with severely ankylosed hips, traditional surgical approaches do not provide sufficient exposure during THAs. We report our experience with a combined anterior and posterior approach using a lateral incision for total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with severe, spontaneous bony hip ankylosis.
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