The value of routine histopathology during hip arthroplasty in patients with degenerative and inflammatory arthritis

HIP International

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 98-106

  Niggemeyer, Oliver ^a   Steinhagen, Joern ^a   Zustin, Jozef ^a   Rüther, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Routine histology; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HARRIS HIP SCORE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT CAPSULE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANKIN SCORE; OSTEONECROSIS AMYLOIDOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOID; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; HEALTH STATUS; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953681364     PISSN: 11207000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/HIP.2011.6300     Document Type: Article

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