title: [Ipsilateral femoral fractures following artificial hip joint replacement. An unavoidable complication].
abstract: During a 22 years period 21 of altogether 5,229 patients with artificial hip-joint replacement had subsequent ipsilateral femur fracture. The avoidance of this complication, its etiology, forms of fracture and therapeutical management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik, St.-Katharinen-Krankenhauses Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Gleichseitige Femurfrakturen nach künstlichem Hüftgelenkersatz. Eine nicht vermeidbare Komplikation.