title: A rare cause of irreducible dislocation of a total hip prosthesis.
abstract: This report describes a patient with an anterior dislocation of the total hip arthroplasty, which was irreducible using described techniques of closed reduction. It required an open reduction using a direct lateral approach with the release of the rectus femoris.
authors.affiliation: Health Care Hawkes Bay, Hastings, New Zealand.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome