Conversion Total Hip Replaceafter Failed Internal Fixation of Intertrochantric Fracture
M. Kligman, M. Roffman
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa
Between 1933-1995, 16 patients underwent conversion-total hip replacement after internal fixation of an intertrochanteric fracture failed. Clinical results were unsatisfactory compared to primary total hip replacement. There was a high incidence of intra- and postoperative complications, including femoral fracture, wound infection, and aseptic loosening. This study should increase the surgeon's awareness of the difficulties encountered in conversion of failed intertrochanteric fractures to total hip replacement.