Insertion of a prosthetic hip into a total hip allograft. Case report
Mulroy, R.D.; Mankin, H.J.; Harris, W.H.
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume 72(4): 643-646
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-620X PMID: 2380221 Document Number: 357821
We describe a patient in whom a total hip replacement had failed and who subsequently fractured her proximal femur. The prosthetic hip and the surrounding bone were excised and replaced by a matched pair of allograft components. She obtained seven years of pain free hip function before the graft showed radiographic signs of failure; it was then replaced by a new prosthetic hip.