Re-dislocation after revision total hip arthroplasty for recurrent dislocation: a multicentre study.

Kensei Yoshimoto1, Yasuharu Nakashima2, Shigeo Aota3

  • 1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.

International Orthopaedics
|February 20, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Recurrent dislocation after total hip arthroplasty (THA) revision remains high at 18.2%. Risk factors include femoral head osteonecrosis and small head size (<32mm). Larger head sizes (≥32mm) are recommended.

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