Open AccessShort term results of cementless total hip arthroplasty in sicklers
Author(s) -
Yash Gulati,
Mrinal Sharma,
B. Bharti,
Vibhu Bahl,
Ishwar Bohra,
Amit Goswani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.159659
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , term (time) , arthroplasty , orthopedic surgery , hip arthroplasty , surgery , physics , quantum mechanics
Sickle cell (SC) disease leading to endarteritis induces skeletal changes in the form of osteitis, sclerosis of femoral canal and osteonecrosis of the femoral head. All these make total hip arthroplasty (THA) difficult and prolonged. There is increased risk of infection, SC crisis and increased complication rate. Our paper aims to highlight preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative hurdles encountered in performing THA in sicklers and the short term outcome using cementless implants.