Avascular necrosis and subsequent femoral neck fracture 3.5 years after hip resurfacing: A highly unusual late complication in the absence of risk factors - A case report

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 763-768

  Lazarinis, Stergios ^a   Milbrink, Jan ^a   Hailer, Nils P ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANGE OF MOTION; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FEMUR NECK; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; OSTEONECROSIS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 57749118602     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670810016821     Document Type: Article

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