Exchange and Reorientation of an Elevated-rim Polyethylene Liner for the Recurrent Anterior Subluxation after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.

Author: Nam Hoon MOON ¹ ; Won Chul SHIN ; Kuen Tak SUH
Author Information

1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea. kuentak@pusan.ac.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Total hip arthroplasty; Recurrent subluxation; Polyethylene reorientation
MeSH: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip*; Cerebral Infarction; Female; Hip; Humans; Middle Aged; Osteoarthritis; Polyethylene*
From:Hip & Pelvis 2013;25(4):286-291
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:Korean
Abstract: Total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the right hip was performed in a 62-year-old female patient with right-side weakness due to cerebral infarction. Because the second cerebral infarction aggravated right-side weakness, recurrent anterior subluxation occurred two years after surgery. We report on a case of recurrent anterior subluxation of total hip arthroplasty, which was treated successfully by exchange and reorientation of an elevated-rim polyethylene, and discuss studies reporting on recurrent subluxation after total hip arthroplasty and its treatment.