Open AccessHip resurfacing arthroplasty at a non-specialist centre
Author(s) -
Nirav K. Patel,
Jonathan Wright,
Sanjeeve Sabharwal,
Arash Afsharpad,
RA Bajekal
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annals of the royal college of surgeons of england
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.39
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1478-7083
pISSN - 0035-8843
DOI - 10.1308/003588414x13824511649850
Subject(s) - medicine , implant , hip resurfacing , surgery , femoral neck , heterotopic ossification , radiological weapon , harris hip score , femoral head , arthroplasty , orthopedic surgery , osteoporosis
Few studies have reported the outcome of hip resurfacing arthroplasty (HRA) with respect to implant characteristics from non-specialist centres. We report the survival, clinical and radiological outcomes of a single surgeon series of HRA with an average follow-up duration of five years.