Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS http://drbrinker.com Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Article RSS feed. . Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon http://drbrinker.com/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://drbrinker.com no Copyright 2005, Dr. Mark Brinker, Houston Orthopedic Surgeon Tendenci Membership Management Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@drbrinker.com Tue, 07 Apr 2015 22:29:58 GMT Articles http://drbrinker.com/en/art/53/ <br> <h2>The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 11 No. 7 1996<br> </h2> <h3>Author: Mark R. Brinker, MD,Aaron G. Rosenberg, MD, Laura Kull, MS, and Dennis D. Cox, PhD</h3> <div>Click here to read the entire <a target="_blank" href="/attachments/articles/53/Total hip in ankylosing spondy J Arthroplasty 1996.pdf">published article by Dr Brinker</a><br> <br> <hr /> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>Twenty consecutive primary noncemented total hip arthroplasties performed on 12 men with ankylosing spondylitis were available to be studied clinically and radiographically at an average follow-up period of 75 months (range, 27-I21 months). The average patient age at the time of surgery was 35 years (range, 23-53 years). Harris hip scores averaged 48.4 before surgery and 89.1 at the most recent follow-up examination. Significant improvements in pain, function, and range of motion were observed following total hip arthroplasty. No hip has required a surgical revision or reoperation. Heterotopic ossification was observed in 6 of 14 hips (43%) in the ankylosing spondylitis patients who had not had any perioperative prophylaxis for heterotopic bone formation. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>By contrast, 43 of 49 hips (88%) demonstrated heterotopic bone formation in a well-defined control group of 45 men with other diagnoses undergoing the same procedure by the same group of surgeons at the same institution. During the same period using the same implants. A thorough review of the literature and data from the institution does not support the notion that ankylosing spondylitis patients are necessarily predisposed to form heterotopic ossification. The use of routine perioperative prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification may not be warranted in all patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing routine primary noncemented total hip arthroplasty. </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Key words: hip, arthroplasty, noncemented, ankylosing spondylitis, heterotopic ossification. </div> </div> </div> <br><br>1-Jan-96 0:00 AM Primary Noncemented Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis The Journal of Arthroplasty Vol. 11 No. 7 1996 Author: Mark R. Brinker, MD,Aaron G. Rosenberg, MD, Laura Kull, MS, and Dennis D. Cox, PhD Click here to read the entire published article by Dr Brinker Twenty consecutive primary noncemented total hip arthroplasties performed on 12 men with ankylosing spondylitis were available to be studied clinically and radiographically at an average follow-up period of 75 months (range, 27-I21 months). The average patient age at the time of surgery was 35 years (range, 23-53 years). Harris hip scores averaged 48.4 before surgery and 89.1 at the most recent follow-up examination. Significant improvements in pain, function, and range of motion were observed following total hip arthroplasty. No hip has required a surgical revision or reoperation. Heterotopic ossification was observed in 6 of 14 hips (43%) in the ankylosing spondylitis patients who had not had any perioperative prophylaxis for heterotopic bone formation. By contrast, 43 of 49 hips (88%) demonstrated heterotopic bone formation in a well-defined control group of 45 men with other diagnoses undergoing the same procedure by the same group of surgeons at the same institution. During the same period using the same implants. A thorough review of the literature and data from the institution does not support the notion that ankylosing spondylitis patients are necessarily predisposed to form heterotopic ossification. The use of routine perioperative prophylaxis for heterotopic ossification may not be warranted in all patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing routine primary noncemented total hip arthroplasty. Key words: hip, arthroplasty, noncemented, ankylosing spondylitis, heterotopic ossification. no http://drbrinker.com/en/art/53/ Mon, 01 Jan 1996 06:00:00 GMT