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Surgical treatment was performed on 21 patients in their forties with bilateral osteoarthritis of the hip. The average follow-up time was 5.5 years. THR was done on only one side in 10 patients, and on both sides in four cases over a five-year period. In two cases a second operation was done after five years. THR was done on one side and a shelf was made on the another in four cases. One patient was treated with a bilateral shelf operation. THR was performed on relatively young patients with severe pain and who could not take a long time for treatment. The average pre-operative score was 34 and the post-operative one was 86.
Revision was done in two cases but just stems were changed and not the cups. Satisfactory results were obtained in most cases.
