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. 2012 Feb;9(1):166-8.

Retrospective study of total hip arthroplasty in Brod-Posavina and Požega- Slavonia counties in 2010

Tomislav Crnković  1 , Dragutin Bitunjac, Hrvoje Pitlović
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Retrospective study of total hip arthroplasty in Brod-Posavina and Požega- Slavonia counties in 2010

Tomislav Crnković et al. Med Glas (Zenica). 2012 Feb.

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study is to present the incidence of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in Brod-Posavina and Požega-Slavonia counties in 2010 along with an analysis of post-operative complications. The research was carried out at orthopaedic departments in three hospital institutions, "Dr. Josip Benčević "Slavonski Brod General Hospital, the Nova Gradiška General Hospital and the Požega General County Hospital. A total of 27 849 patients was examined in orthopedic outpatient clinics, 1 457 surgical procedures were conducted, of which 239 (16.40%) were THA. There were five (2.09%) dislocations of endoprosthesis, one case (0.42%) of endoprostheses infection, whereas none of periprosthetic fractures and peroneal nerve palsy were presented.

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