Semiotics and problems of terminology for pathological conditions associated with total hip arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty is acknowledged to be a highly effective procedure for treating patients with severe arthritis of the hip joint and it can greatly improve patients’ quality of life. However, an increasing number of primary and revision hip arthroplasties is associated with a higher rate of p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Гений oртопедии |
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| Online Access: | http://ilizarov-journal.com/files/2019_3_18.pdf |
| Summary: | Total hip arthroplasty is acknowledged to be a highly effective procedure for treating patients with severe arthritis of the hip joint and it can greatly
improve patients’ quality of life. However, an increasing number of primary and revision hip arthroplasties is associated with a higher rate of postoperative
complications. Terminological confusion at formulating diagnosis for some pathological conditions related to the hip arthroplasty encouraged the authors
explore the problem of the semiotics to create a “unified language of communication” for specialists. PubMed and e-library resources were used to search
articles containing arthroplasty related terms that were systematized and arranged in a working classification |
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| ISSN: | 1028-4427 2542-131X |