《Arthroscopic Debridement and Synovium Resection for Inflammatory Hip Arthritis》.pdfVIP

Chin Med Sci J Vol. 28, No. 1 March 2013 P. 39-43 CHINESE MEDICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL ORIGINAL ARTICLE Arthroscopic Debridement and Synovium Resection for Inflammatory Hip Arthritis 1 2 2 2 1 Mi Zhou , Zhong-li Li , Yan Wang *, Yu-jie Liu *, Shu-ming Zhang , 1 2 2 2 Jie Fu , Zhi-gang Wang , Xu Cai , and Min Wei 1Department of Orthopedics, The Second Artillery General Hospital PLA, Beijing 100088, China 2 Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China Key words: hip arthroscopy; inflammatory arthritis; debridement Objective To evaluate the efficacy of arthroscopic surgery in inflammatory hip arthritis. Methods A retrospective clinical study was conducted inspecting 40 hips in 36 patients of inflam- matory arthritis. There were 17 cases of ankylosing spondylitis, 11 cases of rheumatoid arthritis, and 8 cases of psoriatic arthritis. The joints were irrigated and the inflamed tissues were debrided with anthroscopy. The patients were followed up with Harris hip score, Oxford hip score, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Statistical analysis was performed using Student t test. Results All of the 36 cases were fo