133 cases of total hip arthroplasty in the centre for traumatology and orthopady in Hochi Minh city
- Author:
Thang Huu Do
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hip arthroplasty
- MeSH:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip;
Traumatology
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2001;267(12):21-24
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
133 cases of total hip arthroplasty at the lower limb department of the center for traumatology and orthopaedy from January 1995 to December 1999. One hundred and thirty-three cases of hip arthroplasty had been done for one hundred and twenty patients from January 1995 to December 1999 at the Lower Limb Department of the Center for Traumatology and Orthopaedy. The rate of excellent and good results was 93.2%, medium: 3.4%, and poor: 2.5%. Complications after hip arthroplasty included: infection 3%, dislocation 5.2% and femoral fracture 2.2%. Our five-years follow-up is a review of the