Chronic asymptomatic dislocation of a total hip replacement: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Dislocation of a prosthetic hip is the second most common complication after thromboembolic disease in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty, with an incidence reported as 0.5 to 20%. Although the period of greatest risk for d...

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Main Authors: Lidder Surjit, Ranawat Vijai S, Ranawat Nitran S, Thomas Tudor L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/3/1/8956