Metal-on-Metal Hip Resurfacing: The Effect of Component Position
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2006
D.H. Williams; U. Masood; and M.N. Norton
Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3LJ, UK.
Decreased head-neck ratio diameter and component malposition in total hip arthroplasty are factors known to result in impingement, increased rates of dislocation, wear and failure. In addition to these complications, impingement of the femoral neck on the acetabular component of a hip resurfacing may result in femoral neck fracture and loosening of the acetabular component. Little is known |