Early Complications of Hip Resurfacing

10-year results of the Birmingham Hip Resurfacing: a non-designer case series

“…This renaissance in HRA however, has not been without complications. Specific designs have suffered early failure (12)(13)(14)(15) and there is concern regarding expectations and clinical judgement. All procedures were carried out in a laminar air-flow theatre and utilised a posterior approach to the hip joint.…”

Periprosthetic Intertrochanteric Fracture between Hip Resurfacing and Retrograde Nail

“…Spontaneous femoral neck fractures after hip resurfacing are a recognized but uncommon complication. Short-term rates of fractures have been reported to occur between 0.5% and 1.3% [ 9 , 10 ]. A large, single-surgeon series demonstrated 2 femoral neck fractures in a group of 1333 (0.15%) patients at an average follow-up of 4 years [ 11 ].…”

Hip Resurfacing

“…The authors noted 86 complications, which included deep vein thrombosis ( N ϭ 19, 2.26%), femoral neck fractures ( N ϭ 11, 1.31%), infection ( N ϭ 10, 1.19%), femoral notching ( N ϭ 10, 1.19%), transient nerve palsy ( N ϭ 8, 0.95%), acetabular loosening ( N ϭ 6, 0.71%), hematomas ( N ϭ 5, 0.60%), and stress fractures ( N ϭ 4, 0.48%). 7 The advantages and disadvantages noted earlier are the most commonly reported and should not be considered all-inclusive. A comprehensive discussion of these factors is beyond the scope of this manuscript.…”