Late detachment modular femoral component after primary total hip replacement

Authors
Karaismailoglu, TN Tomak, Y Gulman, B
Citation
Tn. Karaismailoglu et al., Late detachment modular femoral component after primary total hip replacement, ARCH ORTHOP, 121(8), 2001, pp. 481-482
Citations number
8
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
ISSN journal
0936-8051 → ACNP
Volume
121
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
481 - 482
Database
ISI
SICI code
0936-8051(200109)121:8<481:LDMFCA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Three years after total hip replacement surgery, a patient's modular femora l head separated from the stem portion of a primary total hip replacement w hile the patient was rising from a chair. The modular femoral head was in a polyethylene acetabular socket. Modular femoral and acetabular components now widely are used in hip replacement. The use of modular components great ly increases the flexibility during primary or revision total hip arthropla sty, but introduces the risks of component dissociation and intraoperative errors in matching. We report an unusually late dislocation of a primary mo dular total hip replacement.