[Functional outcome evaluation after total hip arthroplasty].

Introduction: Total hip arthroplasty improves the hip functional status and quality of life of operated patients. The surgery outcome is determined by several numerical methods. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hip functional status 1 and 5 years after total hip arthroplasty using a modified Harris hip score.

[Methods of the physical medicine therapy in prevention of heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty].

Background/aim: In the prevention of periarticular heterotopic ossification (HO), a common complication after total hip arthroplasty (THA), nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAID) and irradiation are used. Some theories presume that local hypoxia of the soft tissue causes HO. The aim of this study was to investigate if the early use of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) could prevent this ossification since it accelerates the circulation and oxigenation of soft tissue.