Radcliffe S N, Geary N P
Arrowe Park Hospital, Upton, Wirral, England.
J Arthroplasty. 1997 Aug;12(5):584-5. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(97)90185-6.
The case, of a patient who is believed to be the longest surviving person with a hip arthroplasty is reported. The patient is still pleased with the function of the Smith-Petersen arthroplasty 46 years following its insertion, and has declined revision to a total hip arthroplasty.