Open reduction of a chronic proximal dislocation after total hip arthroplasty.
We report an unusual case of a chronic prosthetic dislocation that was caused by the buttonholing of a prosthetic femoral head by anterior soft tissue, which impeded reduction. A surprisingly good functional result was achieved by an open reduction and revision operation on a 56-year-old man, who had a chronic dislocation of a total hip prosthesis. Successful treatment with open reduction of a chronic proximal dislocation after total hip arthroplasty has not been reported previously in the literature.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Republic of Korea.
Kuen Tak
KT
Suh
Kyu Pill
KP
Moon
In Bo
IB
Kim
Jung Sub
JS
Lee
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D005270:Femur Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation