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Bifocal Stress Fracture of Pubic Rami after Contralateral Total Hip Arthroplasty and Longstanding Ipsilateral Hip Fusion
Ana Aljinović
; Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, General Hospital »Sveti Duh«, Zagreb, Croatia
Darija Granec
; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation Krapinske Toplice, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Goran Bićanić
; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Domagoj Delimar
; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
In this case report we present a patient with bifocal pubic rami stress fractures after contralateral total hip arthroplasty for congenital hip dysplasia and longstanding ipsilateral hip fusion. Treatment protocol for patients with various degrees of hip arthritis on one side and contralateral longstanding hip fusion are proposed based on the literature and our and previously published cases.
Keywords
stress fracture; pubic ramus; hip arthrodesis; hip dysplasia; total hip arthroplasty; hip fusion; hip biomechanics
Hrčak ID:
51547
URI
Publication date:
1.12.2009.
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