Cruz-Vázquez FJ, Velasco-Leija A, Guzmán-Espinoza SI

Language: Spanish
References: 7
Page: 475-477
PDF size: 50.06 Kb.

ABSTRACT

We report the case of a 62 years-old woman who sustained a dislocation-dissociation of a bipolar hip prosthesis placed after a hip fracture. This complication ocurred at 14 days of postoperative period, while she was sleeping. We report this case because the low rate of this complication and because it occurred before any attempts to reduction, that is when this problem has been reported by more frequent. During the hip replacement the components were handled in a rough way, which means that this could have had some influence for appearance of the complication. However it is not ruled out the possibility of a failure of the polyethylene as it has been reported in some other cases among worldwide references.

REFERENCES

1. Calton TF, Fehring TK, Griffin WL, Mc Coy TH: Failure of the polyethylene after bipolar hemiarthroplasty of the hip. A report of five cases. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 1998; 80(3): 420-3.

2. Corteel J, Putz P: Dislocation-dissociation of a bipolar hip prosthesis. Acta Orthop Belg 1996; 62(3): 173-6.

3. Heck DA, Partridge CM, Reuben JD, et al: Prosthetic component failures in hip arthroplasty surgery. J Arthroplasty 1995; 10(5): 575-80.

4. Krotenberg R, Stitik T, Johnston MV: Incidence of dislocation following hip arthroplasty for patients in the rehabilitation setting. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 1995; 74(6): 444-7.

5. Loubignac F, Boissier F: Cup dissociation of a dislocated hip hemiarthroplasty. Rev Chir Orthop Reparatrice Appar Mot 1997; 84(5): 469-72.

6. Morrey BF: Difficult complications after hip joint replacement dislocation. Clin Orthop 1997; (344): 179-87.

7. Star MJ, Colwell CW Jr, Donaldson WF 3rd, Walker RH: Dissociation of modular hip arthroplasty components after dislocation. A report of three cases at differing dissociation levels. Clin Orthop 1992; (278): 111-5.