Anisuddin Bhatti, Kashif Mahmood Khan, Khurrum Rasheed, Muhammad Saeed Minhas.
Total hip arthroplasty for childhood fused hip.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak Jan ;22(9):598-600.

The conversion of a painless fused hip of a long standing duration to a mobile hip is usually not demanded due to a number of per-operative problems, iatrogenic complications and a high demanding procedure. The conversion is, however, required when a patient develops chronic back pain or a painful pseudoarthrosis of the hip. Conversion due to pseudoarthrosis in a recent fracture through femoral neck of previously fused painless hip has never been reported. We are reporting this unique indication for conversion.

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