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Dislocation requiring revision in total hip arthroplasty

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In a study of 141 hip revisions seventeen were found to be due to recurrent dislocation. Thirteen cases occurred immediately postoperatively and four more than two years following surgery. In the early cases component malposition was found to be the commonest cause of dislocation. Revision resulted in only 40% acceptable results.

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  1. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, 101 College St., M5G 1L7, Toronto

    Hugh U. Cameron

  2. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sunnybrook Medical Centre, University of Toronto, 2075 Bayview Ave., M4N 3M5, Toronto

    Gordon A. Hunter

  3. Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wellesley Hospital, 160 Wellesley St. E., M4Y 1G3, Toronto, Canada

    R. Peter Welsh

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Cameron, H.U., Hunter, G.A. & Welsh, R.P. Dislocation requiring revision in total hip arthroplasty. Arch. Orth. Traum. Surg. 95, 265–266 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00389696

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