Abstract
Chronic destructive arthritis is a rare complication of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). The hip joints are most commonly involved, but destructive changes may also occur in the knees, ankles sacroiliac spine, shoulder, or temporomandibular joints. A 28-year-old man with bilateral advanced coxitis and FMF was successfully treated by total hip arthroplasty.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 156-161 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research |
| Volume | No. 155 |
| State | Published - 1981 |
| Externally published | Yes |