Trochanteric exostoses following total hip arthroplasty. A complication of trochanteric osteotomy.
Trochanteric osteotomy has long been a fundamental part of the technique of the Charnley low-friction arthroplasty. It is, however, not without its complications, the principal one of which is nonunion regardless of the type of fixation used. A previously undescribed complication requiring reoperation is reported with regard to eight cases of primary hip arthroplasty.
Needoff
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Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, North Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.
Milligan
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D005096:Exostoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation