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Gait symmetry and hip strength in women with developmental dysplasia following hip arthroplasty compared to healthy subjects: A cross-sectional study.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2018
Leijendekkers Ruud A, Marra Marco A, Kolk Sjoerd, van Bon Geert, Schreurs B Wim, Weerdesteyn Vivian, Verdonschot Nico
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Untreated unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) results in asymmetry of gait and hip strength and may lead to early osteoarthritis, which is commonly treated with a total hip arthroplasty (THA). There is limited knowledge about the obtained symmetry of gait and hip strength after the THA. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to: a) identify asymmetries between the operated...
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