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Orthopedic Robot-Assisted Femoral Neck System in the Treatment of Femoral Neck Fracture
Published on: March 3, 2023
femoral neck fracture during physical therapy following surface replacement arthroplasty: a preventable complication?
Timothy R Judkins1, Michael R Dayton
1Department of Orthopaedics, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA. michael.dayton@ucdenver.edu.
Abstract:
This case report describes two cases of peri-prosthetic fracture during physical therapy in patients who underwent a hip resurfacing, or surface replacement arthroplasty. The fractures occurred with forceful passive combined flexion and external rotation. Functional results were ultimately obtained in both cases, requiring conversion to total hip arthroplasty. Recognizing patient risk factors and cautioning therapists about the possibility of fracture may have prevented these complications.
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