Periprosthetic Fracture of Greater Trochanter in Total Hip Replacement Stemming from Pin Site Placement in Navigation-Assisted Surgery

Reattachment of the greater trochanter after hip replacement.

A method of performing a biplanar intracapsular trochanteric osteotomy with a Gigli saw was designed and tested prospectively in 431 cases of Charnley low friction arthroplasty. Three methods of trochanteric reattachment were tested, and a double cross-over wire with a compression spring was best; this method was successful in 222 out of 226 patients (98.2%), of which half were revision operati...

Hip Fracture Surgery vs Elective Total Hip Replacement.

Hip Fracture Surgery vs Elective Total Hip Replacement To the EditorThe study byDr LeManach and colleagues1 compared differences in hospital mortality between patients undergoing hip fracture surgery and elective total hip replacement. A population matched for age, sex, and preoperative comorbidities topatientswhounderwent the2operationswas created using a multivariable logistic model and a gre...

Fracture of the greater trochanter during hip replacement: a retrospective analysis of 21/372 cases.

We reviewed retrospectively 373 total hip replacements operated on using a lateral approach with the patient in a supine position. We found 21 iatrogenic fractures of the greater trochanter, all in women. 15 cases were diagnosed during the operation and were treated with wire fixation. 6 fractures were diagnosed on radiographs during the first 3 months following the operation. 2 of these 6 case...

Survival of ceramic bearings in total hip replacement after high-energy trauma and periprosthetic acetabular fracture.

Surgeons remain concerned that ceramic hip prostheses may fail catastrophically if either the head or the liner is fractured. We report two patients, each with a ceramic-on-ceramic total hip replacement who sustained high-energy trauma sufficient to cause a displaced periprosthetic acetabular fracture in whom the ceramic bearings survived intact. Simultaneous fixation of the acetabular fracture...

OPEN PATELLA PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE AFTER TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF LITERATURES