Arthroscopy is used increasingly in the diagnosis and treatment of hip disorders of both natural and prosthetic hip joints. Complications tend to be transient and self-resolving. This is the first report of a hip arthroscopy destabilizing a prosthetic hip resulting in dislocation of the joint.
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