Open AccessHip arthrodesis in children: A review of 28 patients
Author(s) -
Ashok Kumar Banskota,
Sujita Shrestha,
Bibek Banskota,
Binod Bijukacche,
Tarun Rajbhandari
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.4103/0019-5413.55977
Subject(s) - medicine , arthrodesis , squatting position , surgery , ambulatory , physical therapy , sitting , alternative medicine , pathology
The best method of treating intractable hip pain in an unsalvageable hip joint in a child is still a subject open to debate. We believe that hip arthrodesis in such patients provides a painless and stable hip for most activities of daily living in our challenging rural terrain. Therefore, we conducted this study to assess the functional ability of children with painful hip arthrosis treated by arthrodesis of the hip.