The phrase "a tha" is not correct in standard written English.
It appears to be a fragment or a phrase from another language, possibly Scottish Gaelic, and does not have a clear meaning in English.
Example: "I am not sure what 'a tha' means in this context."
Alternatives: "is" or "exists".
Rachbauer et al. [5] published a study comparing 100 patients receiving a THA through minimally invasive anterior approach with patients receiving a THA performed through a standard skin incision.
Hohman et al. [34] described a case of a THA that failed 3 years postoperatively.
Furthermore, if the patient subsequently develops significant joint degeneration, a THA can be undertaken without need for further corrective surgery.
It may be necessary for many tumor patients to eventually undergo a conversion to a THA after initial hemiarthroplasty.
In all cases, the indication for implantation of a THA was severe primary coxarthrosis (Kellgren III or IV) and unsuccessful conservative treatment.
Two studies published by Goldstein et al. [12] and Chimento et al. [13] compared patients receiving a THA through a mini-incision posterior approach with patients receiving the same approach performed through a standard skin incision.
However, Ogonda et al. [14] published a randomised blinded study comparing 100 patients receiving a THA through a mini-incision posterior approach with 100 patients receiving the same approach performed through a standard skin incision.
In both studies, we confirmed that the most important factor to affect the long-term result of a THA, especially in the uncemented cups, is PE wear rather than bone fixation, which usually is not a problem.
There is growing evidence to suggest that orthopedists should be aware of soft-tissue reactions as well as signs of trunnion failure in patients who have received a THA.
Six patients were reoperated with a THA (four patients within 2 years and one after 10 years), and one arthrodesis was done to treat a hematogenous septic arthritis in a degenerative hip joint.
To improve patient care and hospital logistics, the aim of this study is to gain insight into the relation between patient complexity and the nursing staff's actual and perceived workload at an orthopedic ward during admission for a THA.
