Ten- to twelve-year follow-up of the furlong hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stem and threaded acetabular cup in patients younger than 65 years.

We reviewed 82 patients who had 92 primary Furlong uncemented hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated total hip replacements inserted between 1988 and 1992. All patients had the Furlong HA-coated stem and screw in acetabular cup with a 28-mm alumina oxide ceramic modular head. The mean age at the time of primary total hip arthroplasty was 54 years (range, 31-67 years).

Floating lesser metatarsals associated with Lisfranc type C--total displacement injury.

We present a 30-year-old woman with a complex foot injury including floating lesser metatarsals, an intact base of second metatarsal and an irreducible fifth metatarsophalangeal joint. The recognition of potential associated injuries together with a Lisfranc fracture-dislocation must not be overlooked.