Clinical image
Radiograph of hip arthrodesis. Source: Wikimedia Commons — Mehlauge; CC BY-SA 3.0. Image binary is embedded locally in this package; original source and licence are retained.
Indication
- Young U/L OA
- heavy manual labourer
- Preserves bone stock
- Provide indefinite pain relief
- Allow active lifestyle
Prerequicites
- Normal C/L hip, I/L knee and spine
Disadv
- Immobile joint
- LLD
- Pain in adj joint
Technique
- I/A
- E/A
- Combined
- FADER: 30-5-5