AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF THIGH PAIN AFTER TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY

Authors
HIGGS JED CHONG A HAERTSCH P SEKEL R LEICESTER A
Citation
Jed. Higgs et al., AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF THIGH PAIN AFTER TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY, The Journal of arthroplasty, 10(2), 1995, pp. 203-204
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Biomedical
Journal title
The Journal of arthroplasty → ACNP
ISSN journal
08835403
Volume
10
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
203 - 204
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-5403(1995)10:2<203:AUCOTP>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
The aim of total hip arthroplasty surgery is to relieve pain. There ar e many postulated causes of thigh pain following total hip arthroplast y, some of which are not easily corrected. Muscle hernia as a result o f hip surgery is a cause of thigh pain that is disabling, relatively e asy to diagnose, and may be preventable.