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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic case reports

Hip Hemiarthroplasty in Neurologic or Cognitively Impaired Patients: A Case Series of Post-operative Dislocations.

Robert Pearse Piggott, Emmett Karl Smithwick, Colin Gerard Murphy

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic case reports. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Robert Pearse PiggottDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta Healthcare Group, HSE, Galway, Ireland.
Emmett Karl SmithwickDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta Healthcare Group, HSE, Galway, Ireland.
Colin Gerard MurphyDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Saolta Healthcare Group, HSE, Galway, Ireland.
NYU Langone Health · USAlbert Einstein College of Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionHemiarthroplasty is the operation of choice for displaced intracapsular neck of femur fracture in elderly patients with low physical demands. Dislocation in this frail patient cohort can have devastating consequences. The patients with neurological and cognitive impairment are at additional risk secondary to imbalance of muscle tone and a reduced ability to engage with rehabilitation. CASE REPORT: We present three cases of early post-operative dislocation of hip hemiarthroplasties, all of whom suffered from neurological and cognitive impairment, and highlight the uncontrollable patient factors that contributed to dislocation.

conclusionThe posterior approach was associated with all cases of dislocation in patients who also were neurologic or cognitively impaired. Posterior approach is safe to perform in the general population for hip hemiarthroplasty; however, the surgeon should consider avoiding the use of the posterior approach in this high-risk group.

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Cognitive impairmentDislocationElderlyHemiarthroplastyNeurologic impairment

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PMID29854686
PMCPMC5974670
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