title: Fatigue fracture of the inferior pubic ramus following total hip replacement for congenital hip dislocation.
abstract: Fatigue fracture of the inferior pubic ramus occurred following total hip arthroplasty (THA) for congenital dislocation of the hip 9 months postoperative in a 71-year-old woman. When anatomic restoration is attempted by total hip arthroplasty for congenital dislocation of the hip in an aged individual, new stress patterns are created about the joint.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005221:Fatigue; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006618:Hip Dislocation, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D011630:Pubic Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D013314:Stress, Mechanical