Use of a hollow drill in osteoplastic arthrodesis of the hip joint
Novikov, N.V.; Popov, V.A.
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova 115(11): 75-77
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-4625 PMID: 1108379 Document Number: 92286
The technic of osteoplastic arthrodesis of the coxa, using a hollow drill, is described. The operation was performed in 54 patients. 48 patients were examined within the terms from 1 year to 5 years postoperatively. Ankylosis occurred in 46 cases. The cause of a failure in 2 cases was an early cessation of immobilization.