Arthroscopic removal of entrapped debris following dislocation of a total hip arthroplasty

William Nordt, Charles E. Giangarra, I. Martin Levy, Edward T. Habermann

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Abstract

The entrapment of a foreign body within a dislocated hip prosthesis is an unusual occurrence. Dislodgement of the fragments by closed reduction should be attempted to try to extricate the fragment from the femoral head and acetabular cup interface. If closed techniques prove unsuccessful, arthroscopy can be used to guide instrumented removal of the interposed fragments.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)196-198
Number of pages3
JournalArthroscopy
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

Keywords

  • Acetabular cup
  • Closed reduction
  • Dislocated hip prosthesis
  • Entrapped debris
  • Femoral head

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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