Retrospective Study
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World J Orthop. Sep 18, 2015; 6(8): 636-640
Published online Sep 18, 2015. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v6.i8.636
Total hip replacement for arthritis following tuberculosis of hip
Vijay Kumar, Bhavuk Garg, Rajesh Malhotra
Vijay Kumar, Bhavuk Garg, Rajesh Malhotra, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the study.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Institute Ethics Committee of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Informed consent statement: This study was a retrospective analysis of the patients records, therefore no active patient/participant contact was required. As the study did not involve any active patient contact and involved analysis of records, a “Waiver of Consent” was granted by the ethics committee. All data collection was depersonalized before analyzing therefore maintaining confidentiality of the patients.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors had any conflict of interest to declare.
Data sharing statement: The dataset is available from the corresponding author at rmalhotra62@yahoo.com.
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Correspondence to: Rajesh Malhotra, Professor of Orthopaedics, Department of Orthopaedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India. rmalhotra62@yahoo.com
Telephone: +91-11-26593589
Received: April 24, 2015
Peer-review started: April 24, 2015
First decision: May 13, 2015
Revised: June 16, 2015
Accepted: July 11, 2015
Article in press: July 14, 2015
Published online: September 18, 2015
Core Tip

Core tip: Total hip replacement restores good function to patients suffering from post tubercular arthritis of the hip. A good preoperative work up to rule out any residual disease as well as perioperative chemotherapy are recommended to ensure success. Any recurrence of the disease can be managed by chemotherapy.