Presentation
Slipped in bathroom
Patient Data
Age: 90 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hip prosthesis dislocation
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Posterosuperior dislocation of left hip prosthesis. No obvious fracture.
Case Discussion
Component dislocation is not an uncommon complication of the total hip arthroplasty (occurring in around 5% of the patients).