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SUBMITTER: Ordaz A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7083719 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ordaz Angel A Schirmers Joseph J Bini Stefano S
Arthroplasty today 20200107 1
Instability is the most common indication for revision total hip arthroplasty in the United States. Elevated-rim acetabular liners were introduced to minimize the risk of posterior instability. We describe a patient with multiple total hip arthroplasty dislocations secondary to component subsidence leading to instability. As the patient initially refused revision of his femoral component, he was treated with an elevated-rim acetabular liner. When this too dislocated, the hip could not be reduced ...[more]