TY  - JOUR
T1  - Failure of a Constrained Acetabular Prosthesis of a Total Hip Arthroplasty. A Report of Four Cases*
AU  - KAPER, BERTRAND P.
AU  - BERNINI, PHILIP M.
Y1  - 1998/04/01
N1  - 
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - 561
EP  - 5
VL  - 80
IS  - 4
N2  - 
    Instability with recurrent dislocation after total hip arthroplasty is a formidable challenge to the orthopaedic surgeon. The prevalence of dislocation has been reported to be 1 to 8 per cent in series ranging from 300 to 10,500 total hip arthroplasties4-6,10,16. Relative risk factors for dislocation include a previous operation on the hip, the type of operative approach used, the selection and orientation of the components, the method of postoperative management, an altered neuromuscular status, and lack of patient cooperation3-6,9,10,12,16. The use of a constrained acetabular polyethylene liner provides the orthopaedic surgeon with another option with which to address the problem of instability.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -