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Case Reports
. 2024 Oct 11;14(4).
doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.24.00284. eCollection 2024 Oct 1.

Total Hip Arthroplasty Broach Failure, Incarceration, and Retrieval: A Case Report

T Soderlund  1 , Z Ghulam-Jelani, R Kollmorgen
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Case Reports

Total Hip Arthroplasty Broach Failure, Incarceration, and Retrieval: A Case Report

T Soderlund et al. JBJS Case Connect. .

Abstract

Case: The direct anterior total hip arthroplasty is known for a steep learning curve and femoral-sided intraoperative complications. This is a case report of a failure of femoral broach with a subsequent incarcerated femoral broach and novel extraction technique during a direct anterior total hip arthroplasty. This rare complication has only one other report in the literature.

Conclusion: Femoral broach failure is a rare complication of direct anterior hip arthroplasty. Surgeons should be familiar with alternative extraction techniques to safely remove an incarcerated broach.

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Disclosure: The Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest forms are provided with the online version of the article (http://links.lww.com/JBJSCC/C456).

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