Tavares J O, Frankovitch K F
Shriners Hospitals for Children, Erie Unit, Pennsylvania 16505, USA.
J Pediatr Orthop. 1998 Sep-Oct;18(5):651-6. doi: 10.1097/00004694-199809000-00019.
Arthrodesis remains the treatment of choice for children and young adults with deteriorated, painful hip joints. In 1992, Fernandez Dell'Oca et al. reported on the use of the AO external fixator in hip arthrodesis. Three patients who underwent this procedure are reported. Hip arthrodesis with AO modular external fixator has all the benefits of the Thompson arthrodesis, with the added advantages of producing a solid fusion in the correct position and allowing the patient to remain ambulatory while using the external fixator.
关节融合术仍然是患有髋关节恶化、疼痛的儿童和年轻人的首选治疗方法。1992年，费尔南德斯·德尔奥卡等人报道了AO外固定器在髋关节融合术中的应用。本文报告了3例接受该手术的患者。AO模块化外固定器髋关节融合术具有汤普森关节融合术的所有优点，还具有在正确位置实现牢固融合以及在使用外固定器时允许患者保持行走能力的额外优势。
