Early loosening and secondary dislocation due to a broken trochanteric osteotomy wire following a Charnley total hip arthroplasty: a case report.
We report a case of interposition of a broken trochanteric wire in the hip joint. This caused early wear of the prosthesis and dislocation of the Charnley total hip arthroplasty. The patient was treated with a revision total hip arthroplasty. This rare complication should be taken into consideration when performing a trochanteric osteotomy fixation with wiring in Charnley total hip arthroplasty.
Shahin
Yousef
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Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics Morriston Hospital Heol Maes Eglwys, Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6NL United Kingdom. yousef.shahin@yahoo.co.uk
Choudhary
Rakesh
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Al-Naser
Saeed
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Mullins
Mark
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