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ISCHIO-FEMORAL ARTHRODESIS BY THE POSTERIOR APPROACH

J. A. Cholmeley 1; and E. J. Nangle 2

1 The Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, Stanmore, England
2 The Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

1. The indications for ischio-femoral arthrodesis are considered.

2. The technique of operation through an open posterior approach is described.

3. Indications for the modified Trumble operation are given.

4. The results of ischio-femoral arthrodesis in a series of forty-seven patients (mostly suffering from tuberculous hip disease) are presented.

5. The writers consider that ischio-femoral arthrodesis is the operation of choice in tuberculous disease of the hip, especially in children.
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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General