A Dual Biomechanical Failure: Exeter Stem and Pubic Rami Insufficiency Fracture, following Hybrid Total Hip Arthroplasty

Introduction. Incidence of Exeter stem fracture is extremely uncommon. Pubic rami insufficiency fractures following arthroplasty are also rare. To our knowledge no cases of spontaneous stem failure with previous insufficiency fractures have yet been reported. Case Presentation. This report describes...

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Main Authors: Inderpaul Samra, Christos Paliobeis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/416102