Revision of hip resurfacing arthroplasty with a bone-conserving short-stem implant: a case report and review of the literature

Revision of hip resurfacing arthroplasty with a bone-conserving short-stem implant: a case report and review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Suitable treatment of early failure of total hip replacement is critical in younger patients, as bone stock is lost and the functional outcome is impaired.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case...

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Main Authors: Schmidutz Florian, Wanke-Jellinek Lorenz, Jansson Volkmar, Fottner Andreas, Mazoochian Farhad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Arthroplasty
Bone conservation
Hip resurfacing
Metaphyseal
Metha®
Revision
Short stem
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/249

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