Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: Approaches to THA failure

Compared with primary total hip arthroplasty, revision total hip arthroplasty is challenging due to more complicated pre-operative planning, longer operating time, more blood loss, more uncertainties during operation, and uncertainties clinical outcome. This book presents up-to-date information on revision total hip arthroplasty covering different failures for primary total hip arthroplasty. Each chapter starts with the principles of diagnosis and treatment of specific THA failure mechanism, and then several typical cases. Each case includes history report, physical examination, laboratory test, radiology, failure mechanism, reconstruction strategy, operation record, post-operative follow-up, tips & tricks, and pitfalls. Written by experts with wealthy of clinical experience, it will be useful reference for arthroplasty surgeons, attending orthopedic surgeons, residents, attendants, and researchers and engineers from orthopedic industry. See more