Posttraumatic Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head after Nine Years of Posterior Femoral Head Fracture Dislocation.
10.4055/jkoa.2014.49.2.153
- Author:
Kyung Soon PARK
1
;
Taek Rim YOON
;
Rehan Ul HAQ
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Center for Joint Disease, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, Korea. tryoon@chonnam.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
femoral head;
posttraumatic osteonecrosis;
fracture dislocation;
transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy
- MeSH:
Dislocations*;
Head*;
Humans;
Osteonecrosis*;
Osteotomy
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2014;49(2):153-158
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Posttraumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is the most serious complication after fracture dislocation of the femoral head. The rate of this complication was reported to range from 1.7% to 40%. Although the development of posttraumatic osteonecrosis normally occurs within 2 years of injury, there are some reports of the late development ONFH. The authors encountered a case of posttraumatic ONFH that developed after 9 years of a Pipkin type I fracture dislocation. The patient was treated by modified transtrochanteric rotational osteotomy. We report this rare case with a review of the relevant literatures.
