Girdle Stone Procedure in bilateral Rheumatoid Hip: A Case Report
Ijaz Amin, Talha Abdul Moeed, Wajida Perveen, Muhammad Akhtar, Umer Ilyas, Shoaib Javaid
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SUMMARY
Rheumatoid
arthritis is multisystem disease affecting synovial joints at most. Females are
the largest victims. Usually it affects the peripheral joints but weight
bearing joints are also not spared. Rheumatoid hip is one of the presentations.
Here we present a case of young girl with bilateral rheumatoid hip. She was
having bilateral avascular necrosis of femoral heads rendering her crippled to
perform activities of daily living along with severe pain. Girdle stone
procedure was performed followed by physiotherapy. She progressed well and was
able to walk with stick and perform ADL’s with ease.
Keywords: Rheumatoid hip, girdle stone procedure, hip
arthroplasty, avascular necrosis, lower extremity function scale
SUMMARY
Rheumatoid
arthritis is multisystem disease affecting synovial joints at most. Females are
the largest victims. Usually it affects the peripheral joints but weight
bearing joints are also not spared. Rheumatoid hip is one of the presentations.
Here we present a case of young girl with bilateral rheumatoid hip. She was
having bilateral avascular necrosis of femoral heads rendering her crippled to
perform activities of daily living along with severe pain. Girdle stone
procedure was performed followed by physiotherapy. She progressed well and was
able to walk with stick and perform ADL’s with ease.
Keywords: Rheumatoid hip, girdle stone procedure, hip
arthroplasty, avascular necrosis, lower extremity function scale