The Total Hip Arthroplasty in Ankylosing Spondylitis

Hatim Abid, Mohammed Shimi, Abdelhalim El Ibrahimi, Abdelmajid El Mrini

Department of Osteoarticular Surgery B4, HASSAN II Teaching Hospital, Fes, Morocco.

DOI: 10.4236/ojo.2014.45020                

Abstract

Objectives: The assessment of the radio clinical results of sixty one total hip arthroplasties was performed among young and active patients, with follow-up for ankylosing spondylitis, in order to evaluate the effect of surgery on the quality of life of these patients. Methods: For the functional improvement of the patients, we relied on the scores of Devane, Harris and that of Postel Merle d’Aubeigné. The radiological analysis was based on the coxometry. Results: The study confirms the notable functional gain and consequently the improvement of the quality of life of the patients. However, the longevity of the implants remains difficult to envisage due to our limited and insufficient hindsight. Conclusion: The total hip arthroplasty transforms the life of the young patients’ carriers of the disabling coxitis on the stiffening spondylarthritis, by getting them the laziness and the mobility wished for.

Keywords

Inflammatory Coxitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Total Hip Prosthesis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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