title: Fracture of the femoral alignment stem of a hip resurfacing arthroplasty. A case report.
abstract: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing arthroplasty has become increasingly popular for the treatment of osteoarthritis in a younger patient population. While the initial complication of femoral neck fracture is being addressed, we describe a fracture of the femoral alignment stem in a component two years from the primary procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, United Kingdom. aqeelbhutta@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bhutta
authors.forename: Vinod B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure