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Tuberculosis-Related Hip Arthroplasty
Immediate cementless total hip arthroplasty successful in active tuberculosis
January 17th, 2006
Immediate cementless total hip arthroplasty is successful in patients with active tuberculosis. According to recent research published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, "We report the results of a primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) in 7 patients with advanced active tuberculous arthritis of the hip and had lost the chance of preserving the hip without replacement surgery. "Tuberculosis was confirmed in all cases by the culture or histological examination. All patients were treated with primary THA followed by antituberculous medications for 1 year." "Cementless stems and sockets were used in all patients. The average...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2006-01-17)
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