Two-stage hip resurfacing arthroplasty in a young patient with an infected hip following internal fixation of a complex acetabular fracture

Abstract

The two-stage total hip arthroplasty (THA), with or without the use of a cement spacer, is a well described technique that may be employed in the treatment of septic arthritis of the native hip joint or infected hip arthroplasty. A case is presented in which a two-stage hip resurfacing arthroplasty was performed for a case of septic arthritis following internal fixation for a complex acetabular fracture.