Aseptic Implant Loosening
Fig. 18.1 Anteroposterior (AP) view of the pelvis (a) as well as AP view of the left hip (b) and cross-table lateral X-ray of the left hip (c) demonstrate a…
Evaluation of the Painful Total Hip Arthroplasty
Fig. 7.1 Anteroposterior pelvis (a) and cross-table lateral hip (b) radiographs demonstrating a cementless total hip arthroplasty without signs of radiographic loosening. The acetabular component is in approximately 60° of…
Wear and Osteolysis of Polyethylene Bearings
Fig. 13.1 Case example (preoperative AP radiograph) Epidemiology Osteolysis and component loosening have been identified among the most common mechanisms for late total hip arthroplasty (THA) failure [1]. During normal…
Complications of Ceramic-on-Ceramic Bearings: Fracture, Stripe Wear, and Squeaking
Fig. 14.1 Anteroposterior (a) and axial (b) radiographs of the right hip demonstrating ceramic fragments embedded in the joint capsule Fig. 14.2 Computer tomography scan of the right hip with…
Periprosthetic Fracture of the Femur After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Fig. 11.1 Vancouver B2 femoral fracture 5 months following total hip arthroplasty with subsequent stem subsidence Case 2: A 45-year-old male with a history of slipped capital femoral epiphysis of…
Vascular Injuries
Fig. 2.1 Lateral view of the acetabulum showing the arteries at risk for injuries during total hip arthroplasty . The dotted lines define the safe zones for screw placement according…
Corrosion at the Modular Head–Neck Junction
Fig. 17.1 Preoperative AP (a) and shoot through lateral (b) images show well-fixed, appropriately sized, and positioned components The patient’s serum metal levels are highly consistent with an adverse local…
Acute Pelvic Discontinuities
Fig. 12.1 (a) Anteroposterior (AP) pelvic and (b) lateral immediate postoperative radiographs of a 70-year-old female who underwent an uncemented primary THA at an outside institution. On the AP radiograph,…
Complications of Modular Neck-Stems
Fig. 16.1 Anteroposterior (a) and lateral (b) radiographs of a patient with recalled dual-modular femoral neck-stem with trochanteric osteolysis (white arrow) juxtaposed to neck-stem modularity junction (black arrow) Fig. 16.2…
Intraoperative Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture (IPF)
Fig. 3.1 Anteroposterior (AP) image of the left hip following primary total hip arthroplasty. The image showed suspicion of an undisplaced proximal femur fracture Fig. 3.2 Lateral postoperative X-ray image…
