Hip replacement in the athlete: is there a role?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : M. J. Wilson • R. N. Villar
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Sport and total hip arthroplasty (THA) have been regarded by many as being mutually exclusive. The primary indication for hip arthroplasty has always been pain. With advances in the technology surrounding hip replacement surgery and increasing patient expectations of what THA can offer, there is a growing demand for hip replacement with the aim of returning to sporting activity. The aim of this review article is to report the advances in hip replacement surgery that aim to make the procedure more suitable for the sporting individual and to summarise the literature on the subject of returning to sports after THA. Level of evidence V.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc DOI 10.1007/s00167-011-1492-2 Received: 1 December 2010 / Accepted: 21 March 2011
