title: Complete displacement of the femoral stem during dislocation of a THR.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Galilee Hospital, Nahariya, Israel.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Volpin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Grimberg
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniel
mesh_terms: 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