An algorithmic approach to total hip arthroplasty in patient with post-polio paralysis and fixed pelvic obliquity

An algorithmic approach to total hip arthroplasty in patient with post-polio paralysis and fixed pelvic obliquity

Aims: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with post-polio residual paralysis (PPRP) is challenging. Despite relief in pain after THA, pre-existing muscle imbalance and altered gait may cause persistence of difficulty in walking. The associated soft tissue contractures not only imbalances the pe...

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Main Authors: Rajesh Malhotra, Deepak Gautam, Saurabh Gupta, Krishna K. Eachempati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2021-09-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
Subjects:
total hip arthroplasty
soft-tissue contracture
contracture release
post-polio paralysis
pelvic obliquity
paralysis
total hip arthroplasty (tha)
hips
pelvis
hip arthritis
soft tissues
soft tissue contractures
radiographs
subtrochanteric shortening
Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.29.BJO-2021-0084.R1

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https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.29.BJO-2021-0084.R1

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