Is single-anaesthetic bilateral total hip replacement using cemented stems safe and appropriate? A review of four decades of practice.
CONCLUSIONS:: Our study shows a low risk of complications when using cemented and hybrid BTHRs for selected patients and the risk of complications compares favourably with published results. Available functional scores compared favourably to a comparison group of patients undergoing bilateral staged procedures, and a positive impression on treatment experience from a subgroup of interviewed BTHR patients was noticeable.
PMID: 30450975 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hip International - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Charity J, Wyatt MC, Jameson S, Whitehouse SL, Wilson MJ, Gie GA Tags: Hip Int Source Type: research
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