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Fig. 3

From: Clinical outcome and explant histology after using a cellular bone allograft in two-stage total hip arthroplasty

Fig. 3

Radiographic images of patient #2 before and after THA. Radiograph at patient presentation showed Titanium Trochanteric Fixation Nail (TFN) System implanted in January 2018 after the patient fell (a). Radiographic images taken at 7 (b) and 8 (c) months after the fixation surgery showed that the fixation hardware had shifted and was causing severe pain. The patient experienced worsening pain from 7 to 8 months. Radiograph (d) 11 months after placement of the TFN System, and day 1 of Stage 1 of the THA procedure. The image shows Helical blade had perforated the patient’s femoral head and was in her pelvis and acetabulum

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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

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