Primary Hip Arthroplasty
A 68-year-old retired nurse presents with 3 years of progressive right groin pain that is worse with activity and improved with rest. She now has difficulty walking more than one block and has trouble putting on her shoes. Examination reveals limited internal rotation, pain at extremes of motion, and a positive FADIR test. Radiographs show joint space narrowing, osteophytes, subchondral sclerosis, and cyst formation. Regarding hip osteoarthritis:
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Primary hip osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease characterized by cartilage loss, subchond...
Clinical presentation typically includes groin pain (most common location), referred pain to thigh o...
Hip osteoarthritis typically presents with lateral hip pain; internal rotation is the last motion af...
Radiographic features include joint space narrowing (superior most common), osteophyte formation (ac...
Conservative management includes weight loss, activity modification, physiotherapy, walking aids, NS...
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