Hip Resurfacing at Surface HippyPosted on by Patricia Walter
1: J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Apr;87(4):463-4.
Femoral neck fractures following Birmingham hip resurfacing:
a national review of 50 cases.
Shimmin AJ, Back D.
Melbourne Orthopaedic Group, 33 The Avenue, Windsor,
Victoria 3181, Australia. ashimmin@optusnet.com.au
Between April 1999 and April 2004, 3497 Birmingham hips were
inserted by 89 surgeons. Fracture of the neck of the femur
occurred in 50 patients, an incidence of 1.46%. Complete
data were available for 45 patients in whom the