Case Reports in Orthopedics (Jan 2015)

Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip

  • Hassan Boussakri,
  • Ihab Alassaf,
  • Samir Hamoudi,
  • Abdelhalim Elibrahimi,
  • Philbert Ntarataz,
  • Abdelmajid ELMrini,
  • Jean Francois Dumez

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/593747
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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Femoral fractures in amputation stump are challenging injuries to manage. The authors describe a case of a 51-year-old patient with a right above knee amputation, who had a right hip femoral neck fracture. In this technical note, we describe a technical and surgical procedure with intraoperative tips and tricks, in which we use commonly available materials, for the safe management in such clinical situations.