Total hip replacement arthroplasty in patients with inflammatory arthritis

1. Hip involvement in inflammatory arthritis is a relatively common entity. 2. Total hip replacement offers the most reliable surgical treatment option for pain relief and the restoration of hip function when medical management is exhausted. 3. Preoperative evaluation and perioperative medical management should focus on the particular medical problems of patients with systemic rheumatologic conditions. 4. In patients without protrusio deformity, cemented total hip replacement with modern cement technique offers excellent long-term functional results.