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Case Reports
. 2012 Aug;4(3):194-6.
doi: 10.1111/j.1757-7861.2012.00182.x.

Significantly displaced femoral head component in a dissociated bipolar hip hemiarthroplasty

Prasad Ellanti  1 , Syah Bahari, Thomas McCarthy
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Case Reports

Significantly displaced femoral head component in a dissociated bipolar hip hemiarthroplasty

Prasad Ellanti et al. Orthop Surg. 2012 Aug.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Anteroposterior and lateral radiographs of the left hip demonstrating a dissociation of left hip hemiarthroplasty with a significantly displaced femoral head component.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Postoperative radiograph demonstrating the revision hip hemiarthroplasty.
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