Birmingham Mid-Head Resection hip arthroplasty in a young man with gigantism.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.arth.2011.04.034.
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Abstract
The Birmingham Mid-Head Resection (Smith & Nephew Ltd, Warwick, United Kingdom) arthroplasty is a new bone-conserving procedure that, like hip resurfacing, is used in younger, active patients. We present the case of a young man with Sotos syndrome (cerebral gigantism) with associated extraordinary stature (height, 2.16 m; weight, 157 kg) who underwent Birmingham Mid-Head Resection arthroplasty. The large stature of this patient required a custom manufactured prosthesis (a femoral head 68 mm in diameter with an acetabular cup 76 mm in diameter). We believe this to be the largest metal-on-metal resurfacing articulation and hip arthroplasty reported to date.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Femur Head
- Hip Dislocation
- Sotos Syndrome
Anatomy
- hip
- femur