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The Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure: a rare complication

James E Arbuthnot1, Simon F Journeaux, David I Clark

  • 1Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK.

The Journal of Arthroplasty
|August 23, 2003
PubMed

A case is described of the rare complication of anterior ischemic optic neuropathy following a Birmingham hip resurfacing procedure. Because there is no proven effective treatment, prevention is the key to managing this condition.

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