Management of fractures of ceramic heads in total hip arthroplasty patients.
The authors present the case of an 80-year-old patient operated due to aseptic loosening of the femoral component as a consequence of mechanical incompatibility of the femoral component with the ceramic head of the prosthesis leading to ceramic head fracture. The proposed two-stage treatment permits unrestrained movement on flat surfaces and climbing stairs.
Król
Roman
R
Oddział Ortopedyczno-Urazowy w Szczecinie-Zdunowie, Poland. ortozdunowo@o2.pl
Wiatrak
Andrzej
A
Kamiński
Adam
A
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography