Technique for total hip arthroplasty in a patient with through-knee amputation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arth.2009.03.011.
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Abstract
Degenerative joint disease is not uncommon in patients with lower extremity amputations. These patients are candidates for joint arthroplasty procedures; however, certain modifications may be necessary during the procedure to overcome the challenges presented by the amputation. The authors describe a total hip arthroplasty in a 51-year-old patient 45 years after an ipsilateral through-knee amputation. The patient was informed that the data concerning his case would be submitted for publication, and he consented.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Surgical
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Knee
- Osteoarthritis, Hip
Anatomy
- hip
- knee