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Abstract
Two cases are reported in which fractures of the femoral shaft occurred below hip
prostheses. In both cases a complete revision was considered impossible but by means
of a very simple operation both patients were promptly returned to mobility.
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References
- Fracture of the ipsilateral femur in patients with total hip replacement.J. Bone Joint Surg. 1981; 63A: 1435
- Extended femoral stem hip arthroplasty.Clin. Orthop. 1984; 191: 64
- The treatment of fractures of the shaft of the femur using nylon cerclage.J. Bone Joint Surg. 1982; 64B: 210
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 18,
1985
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© 1986 Published by Elsevier Inc.
