Femoral shortening in total arthroplasty for completely dislocated hips:3-7 year results in 25 cases

During the years 1988-1991, we performed 25 total hip replacements for completely dislocated hips in 15 women and 4 men with a median age of 54 (17-67) years. In all cases, femoral shortening at the subtrochanteric level was performed to obtain reduction of the hip. The patients have been followed f...

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