A Case Report of Total Hip Prosthesis / 대한정형외과학회잡지

ABSTRACT

The indication of the total hip prosthesis seems to be far less incidence in this country than western part of the world. Accordingly the report of this surgery is few in Korea. In this report a case of total hip prosthesis operation performed in December 1971 is described. The patient was a 41-year-old female who had marked limited motion of the left hip as well as walking disturbance in such a grade to manage only for toilet by help of bilateral axillary crutches. The hip had 40° of flexion contracture and total range of motion of the hip was 70. Diagnosis was an aseptic necrosis of the femoral head. McKee-Farrar type of total hip prosthetic operation was performed. Walking exercise started from seven weeks after the operation. She has been obtained markedly improved range of motion of the hip with total of 220° actively. 350° passively and normal walking ability. No complication occurred.