COVER STORY OF FEBRUARY 2014 EFORT OTE –
Total hip arthroplasty is one of the safest and most effective orthopaedic surgeries, but despite continued improvements in surgical technique and implant design, complications persist. Dislocation after total hip arthroplasty is a sometimes devastating complication that can seriously affect a patient’s quality of life and today it is possibly the most common problem that can occur after total hip arthroplasty.
The management of an unstable hip can challenge the most experienced orthopaedic surgeon. In this article, leading hip surgeons in Europe discuss who is at greatest risk for dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and offer some optimal ways they have used to treat THA dislocation and suggest methods to prevent it. […]
The management of an unstable hip can challenge the most experienced orthopaedic surgeon.
