Clinical Results of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Two Patients with Charcot Hip Joints due to Congenital Insensivity to Pain with Anhydrosis

Traditionally, Charcot arthropathy has been considered an absolute contraindication for total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, some recent reports have shown that good short- to mid-term results can be achieved by improving the durability of the implant. This paper reports the mid- to long-term resu...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Inoue, Tamon Kabata, Yoshitomo Kajino, Tadashi Taga, Takashi Yamamoto, Tomoharu Takagi, Takaaki Ohmori, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1743068