Intramedullary fixation of pertrochanteric fractures after hip resurfacing arthroplasty - Do we have the answer? Case report and literature review.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
To report a case of a peri-prosthetic hip fracture fixed using a previously unreported technique of intramedullary nailing with dual proximal fixation. An 81-year-old nursing home resident suffered a multi-fragmentary peri-prosthetic hip fracture around a Birmingham Hip Resurfacing arthroplasty (BHR), which was fixed using a novel technique. Such fractures pose a significant surgical dilemma with regards to the optimal method of treatment. The increasing popularity of these implants suggests that these fractures will become increasingly common. We believe that our technique provides a practical and satisfactory solution to these fractures.
Anatomy
- hip