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Colonna capsular arthroplasty: a 33-year follow-up of four patients

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We evaluated the results of Colonna capsular arthroplasty in 4 patients with unilateral congenital dislocation of the hip. All of these patients were female, aged 10–14 years at the time of surgery, and 42–50 years at the time of follow-up. The most striking finding in this study was the good ability to walk. Although radiographs showed considerable joint degeneration, all of these patients had only mild to moderate pain in the hip.

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Nous avons évalué les résultats de l’arthroplastie capsulaire selon Colonna dans le cas de 4 malades atteint de luxation congénitale de la hanche unilatérale. Toutes étaient de sexe féminin, agées de 10 à 14 ans à l’intervention chirurgicale et de 42 à 50 ans au délai d’observation. Le résultat le plus remarquable dans cette étude réside dans la bonne qualité de la marche. Bien que la radiologie montre la présence d’une forte dégénération coxale, les malades ne souffrent que de douleurs légères ou modérées de la hanche.

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Accepted: 20 October 1998

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Kanai, H., Takatori, Y., Nakamura, S. et al. Colonna capsular arthroplasty: a 33-year follow-up of four patients. International Orthopaedics SICOT 23, 145–147 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002640050332

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