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Review
. 2019 Sep 18;4(5):203-208.
doi: 10.7150/jbji.36618. eCollection 2019.

The Girdlestone situation: a historical essay

C M Vincenten  1 , T Gosens  1 , J C van Susante  2 , M P Somford  2
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Review

The Girdlestone situation: a historical essay

C M Vincenten et al. J Bone Jt Infect. .

Abstract

The eponymous term 'Girdlestone situation' originally referred to an excision of the femoral head in case of an acute pyogenic infection of the hip, described by Gathorne Robert Girdlestone in 1945. Over time the procedure and the indication to perform it have significantly changed. This article presents a short biography of Girdlestone with a concomitant report on investigating the evolution of the indication and technique of the Girdlestone situation from the first description up to contemporary literature.

Keywords: Girdlestone; Hip resection arthroplasty.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Gathorne Robert Girdlestone (1881-1950). (Reproduced with permission of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Original drawing of the resection arthroplasty according to Girdlestone. (Reproduced with permission of the British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Girdlestone resection arthroplasty after an infected total hip prosthesis on the left side.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Flowchart of the included studies
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