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Fig. 1 | BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Fig. 1

From: Cementless total hip arthroplasty for failed treatment of subtrochanteric fracture

Fig. 1

a A 69-year-old man sustained a subtrochanteric fracture of the left femur. b Preoperative radiograph showing the failure of the angled blade plate with screw breakage and nonunion of subtrochanteric fracture 15 months after internal fixation. c The plate was removed and total hip arthroplasty was performed with long femoral stem and reconstruction of fragments with the cable grip system. d Six years postoperatively, the patient returned to unassisted ambulation with a pain-free range of motion of the hip joint

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