Hip resurfacing with retention of existing hardware - case report.
Despite operative reduction and internal fixation (ORIF), many patients who sustain proximal femur fractures develop posttraumatic arthritis. Conventional total hip arthroplasty (THA)in the setting of altered femoral morphology and retained hardware can be quite challenging. Hip resurfacing can provide a favorable option. The present report describes three patients in whom the use of resurfacing precluded the need for hardware removal and provided excellent pain relief.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, USA. wgward@wfubmc.edu
Cara M
CM
Maguire
Thorsten M
TM
Seyler
Riyaz H
RH
Jinnah
William G
WG
Ward
D000328:Adult; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D001858:Bone Nails; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*