Stabilization of Thompson femoral head prosthesis with a porous stem coating: a case report.
A 40-year-old woman with a femoral neck fracture was treated with a proplast coated Fred Thompson prosthesis. Two years later the prosthesis was found to be securely stabilized to the femoral shaft with tissue ingrowth into the coating.
D000328:Adult; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D008124:Locomotion; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography