Bilateral vanishing hips, coincidence or systemic disease? A case report and overview of current literature.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jor.2018.05.002 and PMC identifier 5990348.
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Abstract
Rapidly progressive hip disease (RDHD) is a rare condition of the hip joint, causing destruction of the femoral head. The pathogenesis is unknown. The disease is self-limiting, there is no treatment to stop the disease. Hip arthroplasty is a successful way to relieve pain and restore function. We present a case where both hips were involved and analysed. A favourable result was obtained by bilateral total hip arthroplasty.
Anatomy
- hip