DIRECTORY of CHAPTERS

(content of individual chapters)

(Total hip pages)

CHAPTER CONTENT

Total Hip Operation

Removal of the diseased hip joint / Anatomy of the healthy hip joint / Arthritic hip joint / total hip replacement operation / Fixation of the total hip prosthesis / cemented total hip / cementless total hip / surgical incision, length / rehabilitation - cemented and cementless TH / approaches to the hip joint / anterior approach /lateral approach / posterior approach
Mini-incision total hip operation Mini-incision operation / computer- assisted total hip surgery

What is  a total hip prosthesis

 

Function of a total hip prosthesis

Range of movement / Muscle tension & leg length / Modular system of total hip prostheses

Cemented and cementless total hips

Benefits and disadvantages / cementless cup / porous coating / press-fit fixation / cementless shaft / the hybrid THR  / robotic surgery / custom-made total hip prosthesis / prostheses for revision operations

Bearing surfaces of total hip joints

friction / wear / polyethylene on metal /   metal-on-metal - ceramic surfaces

Devices for other hip replacement operations

surface replacement prosthesis / hemi-arthroplasty prosthesis
Morse tapper mechanics of Morse taper

Hip joint diseases

arthritis / osteoarthritis / rheumatoid arthritis / lupus / femoral head necrosis (avascular) / hip dysplasia / hip dislocation congenital / slipped epiphysis / previous hip infection / fused hip  / ankylosing spondylitis

Diagnostic methods for hip joint diseases

X-ray picture / CT- computer tomography / magnetic resonance (MRI) / bone scans / laboratory tests / SED - erythrocyte sedimentation / CRP - C reactive protein  / WBC- white blood cells count

Candidate for total hip replacement

hip pain-main factor  for surgery / waiting with surgery / fused hip joint / who cannot have total hip surgery

Candidate for bilateral total hip

staged bilateral THR / simultaneous bilateral THR / candidates for bilateral THR / weight bearing after bilateral THR

Young age and THR

young age - reluctance to perform surgery / young age - hip diseases / young age - definition / young age - operation results of THR / young age - cementless THR

Wishes and concerns

 

Expectations and satisfaction

preoperative pain /  outcome of operation /   pain relief   expectations / return of good mood expectations /  return to daily activities expectations /  return to work expectations /  return to sports expectations / total hip and pregnancy /   bad outcome of operation  and dissatisfaction /  heart and  lung condition and dissatisfaction
Pattient concerns before a THR preoperative anxiety / pain during and after surgery- concern for / urine & bowel problems-  concern for / length of recovery - concern for / AIDS - fear for /  postoperative infection - fear for /   blood cloths - fear for / risk of heart failure& death - fear for / nerve damage - fear for /   second operation - fear for / faulty prosthesis - fear for /  unequal leg length - fear for / dislocation of the new hip - fear for
Preparing for surgery mental preparation - understanding / sources of more knowledge / three stages in your preparation / making lists / medical preparation - pre-admission testing
Donating blood autologous (own ) blood / allogenic (alien) blood / infection risks - AIDS /  transfusion- avoiding
Details on blood transfusion  
Preparing your home  
What total hip model total hip -  the best   /  surgeon - the best / questions to ask your surgeon
Conventional total hips  advantages of conventional total hips / disadvantages  of conventional total hips/ results of conventional total hips
Ceramic total hips ceramic total hips -  candidate for/ advantages of ceramic total hips / complications of ceramic total hips / alumina ceramic / zirconia ceramic / results of ceramic total hips
Metal on metal total hips metal-on-metal total hips -candidate for / advantages of metal-on-metal TH / levels of metal ions in serum / risks of metal-on-metal TH / results of metal-on-metal TH / material for
Surface hip replacement surface hip replacement -the principle of operation / surface hip replacement - the concerns / surface hip replacement - the candidate for /
Details about surface hip replacement results post year 2000 reports/ manufacturers / results
Alternative hip operations arthroscopy / osteotomy / surface replacement / fusion (arthrodesis) / core decompression / vascularized graft / hemiarthroplasty / Girdlestone (resection) arthroplasty
Operation and recovery anesthesia / spinal block / epidural block / postoperative pain / pain control / length of stay / operation room -leaving with   / abduction pillow / continuous passive motion
Rehabilitation after surgery  
General complications after surgery heart infarct / pulmonary emboli / bowel obstruction / retention of urine / confusion
Deep vein thrombosis deep vein thrombosis  (DVT)- what is it  /  deep vein thrombosis -signs of / deep vein thrombosis - diagnosis of / prevention of deep vein thrombosis / treatment of deep vein thrombosis
Life with a total hip rehabilitation-early / pain - development after THR / precautions / weight bearing
Women and total hip sex after THR / pregnancy and THR / osteoporosis / diphosphonates / gender difference - results
Sports after THR skiing / golf / tennis / other sports
Total hip and cancer  
Pain in the total hip pain- where? / pain - how long? / pain - causes / pain -examination of causes
Loosening of total hip pain - sign of loosening / loosening - X-ray picture / treatment of loosening - revision operation / results of revision operation
Details on loosening of total hips osteolysis / causes of loosening / treatment of loosening
Total hip infection infection -early /   infection- late /  infection - hematogenous (blood-borne) / signs of infection / occurrence rates of infection / disturbances of wound healing / diagnostic methods - infection / prophylaxis of infection /  operation rooms - clean / operation suits - astronaut-like / antibiotic -prophylactic / infection rate - individual hospitals /
Bacteria information

 

spreading bacteria /Staphylococcus / Gram - positive / Gram-negative / antibiotic resistance
Bacteria identification -new methods
Antibiotic treatment choice of antibiotic / duration of antibiotic treatment / antibiotic suppression treatment
Treatment of total hip infection exchange operation for infection / staged exchange operation /antibiotic treatment / results of treatment -hip infection / cement - antibiotic loaded / failed treatment - hip fusion / failed treatment - Girdlestone resection
Too long leg real leg length discrepancy / apparent leg length discrepancy / causes of leg length discrepancy
Other complications of THR dislocation TH prosthesis / dislocation liner  / fracture around TH / ossifications / nerve lesion / breakage of TH prosthesis / artery lesion / impingement muscles / pain - unclear
Materials for total hip prosthesis biocompatibility
Metal alloys characteristics - mechanical / biocompatibilty / Cobalt-Chrome alloys / Titanium alloys / stainless steel alloys / stress shielding / corrosion resistance
Polyethylene (PE) for total joints wear / PE - gas sterilized / PE - cross linked
Ceramic for total hips medical grade ceramic / 3rd generation ceramic / alumina ceramic / zirconia ceramic / hydroxyapatite / osteoinductive substances
Bone cement composition of / bone cement -antibiotics loaded / drawbacks