The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 976.e7-976.e10 , September 2011

A Late Vascular Complication Due to Component Migration After Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

  • Waqas M. Hussain, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Waqas M. Hussain, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, MC – 3079, Chicago, IL 60637.
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  • Haroon M. Hussain, BA

      Affiliations

    • University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Mohammed S. Hussain

      Affiliations

    • Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
    • ,
  • David W. Manning, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Received 29 December 2009 ,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2010.06.012

The Journal of Arthroplasty
Volume 26, Issue 6 , Pages 976.e7-976.e10 , September 2011

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