Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture after Hip Resurfacing Managed with a Reverse Distal Femoral Locking Plate: A Case Report. HIP International. 2010;20(4):562-564.

Intertrochanteric Femoral Fracture after Hip Resurfacing Managed with a Reverse Distal Femoral Locking Plate: A Case Report

Baxter JA, Krkovic M, Prakash U.

Hip

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing is a popular procedure for a select group of patients. A variety of surgical approaches are being utilised, each of which may be associated with specific complications. We describe an unusual complication following a Ganz trochanteric osteotomy approach, and the technique used to treat the subsequent periprosthetic fracture.

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