Open AccessEarly lateral migration of head after bipolar hemiarthoplasty in a cerebral palsy patient
Author(s) -
Ken Hiragami,
Arata Mukohyama,
Yoshiyuki Maruyama
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.69321
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebral palsy , ambulatory , surgery , femoral head , head and neck , complication , total hip arthroplasty , orthopedic surgery , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Migration of the outer head after bipolar hemiarthroplasty within several years after surgery is not a rare complication. We present a patient with cerebral palsy who showed lateral migration of the outer head seven months after bipolar hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture. The patient had no acetabular pathology prior to the fracture, and lacked ambulatory ability in a community setting. She underwent conversion to a total hip arthroplasty and returned to her previous lifestyle.