Dislocated right hip prosthesis

Case contributed by Pir Abdul Ahad Aziz Qureshi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Slipped in the bathroom. Right hip pain and unable to weight bear.

Patient Data

Age: 110 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Posterosuperior dislocation of the right femoral head prosthesis is noted.

Case Discussion

Component dislocation is not an uncommon complication of the total hip arthroplasty (occurring in around 5% of the patients).

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