Journal of Trauma & Treatment

Generali Hospital of Douala, Cameroon

Publications

• Case Series   
  Old Coxofemoral Dislocation Treated by Hip Arthroplasty
  Author(s): Arabo Saidou*, Batchom Alphonse, Fokam Pius and Farikou Ibrahima
  
  Introduction: Hip dislocation is frequent in our context. It becomes old if the reduction is not made after 28 days. The aim of the work is to assess their frequency and the difficulty of their management, then to assess functionally the fate of this hip after arthroplasty. Materials and Methods: We carried out a prospective and descriptive study from January 2016 to December 2020 at the Laquintinie hospital in Douala and the Garoua Regional Hospital. We collected a total of 25 cases (22 patients with an old dislocation and 3 cases of neglected hip dislocation) including 15 men and 10 women; we performed uncemented total hip arthroplasty in 9 patients. With an average follow-up of 26 months, we evaluated these 9 patients by the numerical PMA evaluation score (Postel Merle d'Aubigné). Results: Men were th.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/jtm.2022.11.488

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