Open AccessConversion of failed hemiarthroplasty to total hip arthroplasty: A short to mid-term follow-up study
Author(s) -
Amite Pankaj,
Rajesh Malhotra,
Surya Bhan
Publication year - 2008
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.41852
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , groin , arthroplasty
The conversion of hemiarthroplasty (unipolar or bipolar) of the hip to total hip replacement has been reported to be associated with very high rates of intra- and postoperative complications. We present a prospective analysis of the outcome of conversion surgery in patients with failed hemiarthroplasty.