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August 2008Michael A. Mont, MD, Mike S. McGrath, MD
Slif D. Ulrich, MD, Thorsten M. Seyler, MD,
David R. Marker, BS and Ronald E. Delanois, MD
Background: Hip resurfacing has been proposed as an
alternative to total hip replacement in patients who have proximal
femoral deformities or retained hardware in the proximal aspect of
the femur. In these situations, placement of a conventional stemmed
hip prosthesis would be difficult or impossible, possibly necessitating
a complex osteotomy or a custom prosthesis. The purpose of this
study was to evaluate a series of patients who had extra-articular
deformities of the proximal aspect of the femur and/or retained
hardware and who were managed with a resurfacing hip prosthesis…
…Conclusions: Resurfacing hip arthroplasty offers an option for
patients when placement of a conventional total hip prosthesis
is difficult or impossible because of the presence of proximal
femoral deformities or retained hardware in or on the proximal aspect
of the femur.
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