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Review
. 2020 Dec;27(6):691-694.
doi: 10.1177/1553350620947209. Epub 2020 Aug 3.

Hallmarks in the History and Development of Total Hip Arthroplasty

Konstantinos Markatos  1 , Olga D Savvidou  2 , Aggeliki Foteinou  2 , Styliani Kosmadaki  2 , Ioannis Trikoupis  2 , Stavros D Goumenos  2 , Panayiotis J Papagelopoulos  2
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Hallmarks in the History and Development of Total Hip Arthroplasty

Konstantinos Markatos et al. Surg Innov. 2020 Dec.

Abstract

Total hip replacement remains one of the most successful and popular operative techniques in orthopedic surgery. Over several decades, several patients have been benefited by this mechanical and surgical achievement. It is an innovation that stands among the most significant surgical and technological achievements of the 20th century. The purpose of this review was to summarize the main landmarks on the evolution of hip surgery and the resulting modern total hip arthroplasty technique.

Keywords: biomedical engineering; history of medicine; orthopedic surgery; surgical education.

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