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SUBMITTER: Hidaka R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8427092 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hidaka Ryo R Matsuda Kenta K Kawano Hirotaka H
Arthroplasty today 20210904
Cases of rapidly progressive destruction of the hip joint after acetabular fractures are rarely reported. A 78-year-old woman fell from a chair. There was no fracture diagnosis; however, retrospective evaluation of the plain radiograph showed a slightly displaced fracture of the acetabulum. Her pain worsened after experiencing additional minor falls. The left hip joint had severe bone defects at 3 months after the initial injury. She underwent total hip arthroplasty using a KT-plate with an auto ...[more]