The effects of total hip arthroplasty in treating hip bony fusion in young and middle-aged patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract Background This study aims to investigate the curative effects of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in treating hip bony fusion for young and middle-aged patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods The clinical data of 26 young and middle-aged patients with AS (31 coxae), who were treated...

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Main Authors: Hong-Zhang Guo, Chen-Xu Yang, Zhao-Peng Tang, Cheng-Xiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1288-5