Simultaneous bilateral hip replacement reveals superior outcome and fewer complications than two-stage procedures: A prospective study including 1819 patients and 5801 follow-ups from a total joint replacement registry

Simultaneous bilateral hip replacement reveals superior outcome and fewer complications than two-stage procedures: A prospective study including 1819 patients and 5801 follow-ups from a total joint replacement registry

Background. Total joint replacements represent a considerable part of day-to-day orthopaedic routine and a substantial proportion of patients undergoing unilateral total hip arthroplasty require a contralateral treatment after the first operation. This report compares complications and functional ou...

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Main Authors: Aghayev, E., Beck, A., Staub, L., Dietrich, D., Melloh, Markus, Orljanski, W., Röder, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Biomed Central Ltd 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27896

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