Low friction arthroplasty for old quiescent infection of the hip
- 1 May 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume
- Vol. 70-B (3) , 373-376
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.70b3.3372555
Abstract
We report the results of low friction arthroplasty in 72 old tuberculous hips and 42 hips with old quiescent septic arthritis. Follow-up was for a minimum of two years. Recrudescence of tuberculosis was seen in only one patient, but deep infection occurred in four of the hips with previous septic arthritis. The reasons for this are discussed. It is recommended that patients with old tuberculous hips should have a course of anti-tuberculous drugs before operation, that patients with previous septic infection should have prophylactic antibiotics and antibiotic-loaded cement and that the operation should be performed by an experienced surgeon.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- The Classic: The Long-Term Results of Low-Friction Arthroplasty of the Hip Performed as a Primary Intervention*Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2005