title: Fractures below a femoral prosthesis--a report on two cases treated by conservative surgery.
abstract: Two cases are reported in which fractures of the femoral shaft occurred below hip prostheses. In both cases a complete revision was considered impossible but by means of a very simple operation both patients were promptly returned to mobility.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors