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Follow up studies of Unilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in Bilateral Osteoartheritis.

Hiroshi Mimura, Daishirô Yugé, Kazuhiro Sakai, Katsumi Nakamura, Masao Kifune, Taketoshi Date, Tsuyoshi Okudaira, Kazuhiko Ichihara

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We report the follow-up results in 22 cases of unilateral total hip arthroplasty in patihents with bilateral osteoarthritis.1. Pain of sixteen unoperated hips (73%) improved after one year of implantation2. Radiological findings improved in 14 hips (64%) with recovery of hip joint space.3. Patients with bilateral osteoartheritis improved. and radiological roof osteophyte and end stage osteoartheritis

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Key concepts: Medicine, Radiological weapon, Osteoarthritis, Surgery, Total hip arthroplasty, Arthroplasty, Alternative medicine, Pathology