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ArticleArthroplasty today2021

A Unique Complication of Femoral Broach Fracture and Incarceration During Total Hip Arthroplasty.

Andrzej Brzezinski, Daniel Mascarenhas, Michael Simon, Stephen Kayiaros

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Article in Arthroplasty today, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrzej BrzezinskiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
Daniel MascarenhasDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
Michael SimonDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
Stephen KayiarosDepartment of Orthopaedics, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, total hip arthroplasty via the direct anterior approach has been gaining popularity. It offers potential early advantages for less pain and quicker return of hip function; however, compared to other surgical approaches, it is associated with a more difficult femoral reconstruction. Inadequate femoral exposure during the direct anterior approach can result in suboptimal press fit, implant malalignment, and intraoperative fracture. This case report presents a unique complication of femoral broach failure and describes a simple technical solution that is feasible, cost-effective, and safe.

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ArthroplastyBroachComplicationFailureHipIncarceration

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PMID34466637
PMCPMC8387731

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