Subcapital stress fractures of the hip complicating total knee replacement.
Subcapital stress fracture of the femoral neck may complicate total knee replacement particularly if a large deformity has been corrected in a poorly mobile patient. This complication must be suspected in a patient presenting with ipsilateral hip pain following a total knee replacement as prompt diagnosis and internal fixation prior to fracture displacement is more likely to allow preservation of the patient's own femoral head.
Rawes
M L
ML
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK.
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Gregg
P J
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000601:surgery