| Title | Current status of hemi-resurfacing arthroplasty for osteonecrosis of the hip: a 27-year experience. | | Author(s) | Amstutz HC, Le Duff MJ | | Institution | Joint Replacement Institute at St. Vincent Medical Center, Los Angeles, The S. Mark Taper Building, 2200 West Third Street, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90057, USA. harlanamstutz@dochs.org | | Source | Orthop Clin North Am 2009 Apr; 40(2):275-82. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Female
Femur Head Necrosis
Follow-Up Studies
Hip Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Range of Motion, Articular
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult
| | Abstract | The purpose of the study discussed in this article is to review the authors' long-term experience with this procedure, compare their clinical results to those of other centers, particularly regarding the difficulty of predicting pain relief, and determine the role of hemi-resurfacing in the future. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 19358913 |
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