The role of total hip arthroplasty in correction of posture in patients with coxarthrosis related ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract

Aim. The purpose of our study was to evaluate preoperative and postoperative functional results (and its effect on the posture of the body) of patients who had diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and had total hip arthroplasty because of hip flexion contracture and coxarthrosis, bilateral sacroiliac joint fusion, vertebra involvement, related to AS.