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IDIOPATHIC CHONDROLYSIS OF THE HIP: CASE REPORT WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Sivanantham M.,
Kutty M. Kannan
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04275.x
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , natural history , surgery , general surgery , pathology
The first case of idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip from South‐East Asia is reported, with a review of the literature. The problems of differential diagnosis are discussed. As the condition is rare, it is likely to be misdiagnosed and may well be over‐treated. The rarity of the condition and its natural history terminating in spontaneous fusion make it mandatory that a correct preoperative diagnosis be established in order to avoid needless radical surgery. Some of the significant clinicopathological findings are highlighted.