Intracapsular fracture of the proximal femur fracture after hip resurfacing treated by cannulated screws

Abstract

Fracture of the neck of the femur after resurfacing arthroplasty usually leads to failure and conversion to a total hip replacement. We describe an intracapsular fracture of the femoral neck sustained after hip resurfacing which was treated by cannulated screws, resulting in union and retention of the resurfacing implant. The result at follow-up three years later was very satisfactory with a Harris hip score of 99. ©2009 British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery.