Complete displacement of the femoral stem during dislocation of a THR.
We report an unusual complication of late dislocation of a total hip replacement. The femoral stem had completely migrated from the shaft. The insertion of a new long-stem prosthesis was successful.
Volpin
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.
Grimberg
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Daniel
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005269:Femur; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications