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Adult Reconstruction
intermediate
X-Type

THA Dual Mobility - DM Bearings and Indications

THA Implant Selection

An 82-year-old woman with moderate dementia and Parkinson's disease presents with a displaced femoral neck fracture. She was previously mobile with a walking frame and lives in a nursing home. The orthopaedic team is discussing implant options for her hip arthroplasty. Regarding dual mobility THA and its indications:

Mark each as TRUE or FALSE

A

Dual mobility was invented by Gilles Bousquet in France in 1974 to address high dislocation rates in...

B

Current indications for dual mobility in primary THA include patients at high risk of dislocation: c...

C

Dual mobility cups are contraindicated in patients under 65 years old; they have unacceptably high w...

D

The mechanism of stability in dual mobility involves normal daily motion occurring at the large oute...

E

This patient with dementia, Parkinson's disease, and femoral neck fracture is at very high risk of d...

Answer the questions to see explanations

Click T (True) or F (False) for each option