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During the primary hip surgery and after reaming the acetabulum to 47mm, the surgeon tapped the 48mm sizer with a mallet and the medial floor of the acetabulum fractured.The surgeon implanted a bone graft and a 48mm mpact multi-hole cup with screws.As the surgeon was impacting the liner, the cup moved.The surgeon then removed the 48mm cup and re-grafted and impacted the graft.The surgeon re-implanted the 48mm cup with screws and upon impacting the liner, the cup moved again.The surgeon decided to remove the 48mm mpact multi-hole cup and liner and implant another company's cup and liner.The surgery was completed successfully.The patient has osteopenia.
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