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ISCHIO-FEMORAL ARTHRODESIS BY THE POSTERIOR APPROACH



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Abstract

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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