Revision of hip resurfacing arthroplasty with a bone-conserving short-stem implant: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

Introduction: Suitable treatment of early failure of total hip replacement is critical in younger patients, as bone stock is lost and the functional outcome is impaired. Case presentation: We report the case of a 56-year-old Caucasian woman with early failure of hip resurfacing arthroplasty. While revision is usually performed with a conventional hip implant, this case report describes for the first time a revision procedure with a bone-conserving short-stem hip implant. Conclusions: Our approach allows further conservation of femoral bone stock and provides a long-term solution to the patient, which maintains the possibility of using a conventional hip implant should a second revision become necessary. © 2012 Schmidutz et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.