Presentation
Fell several hours after having been fitted with a new hip prosthesis.
Patient Data
Total hip arthroplasty, right.
No evidence of loosening or dislocation, adequate bone stock around femoral stem.
Fracture of greater trochanter - Vancouver A(G).
Periprosthetic fracture of the greater trochanter - Vancouver type A(G).
Intramuscular hematomas in the internal obturator and piriformis, as well as deep to the iliotibial band.
1st-2nd degree anterolisthesis of L4 on L5 and L5 on S1, combined with hypertrophic ligamentum flavum at L5, with resultant severe distal lumbar spinal stenosis. Intervertebral osteochondrosis at L4-L5.
Sigmoid colon diverticulosis.