Repeated Periprosthethic Femoral Fracture in a Below Knee Amputee with Ipsilateral Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
- Author:
Jae Hyuk YANG
1
;
Jung Ro YOON
;
Sung Bum PARK
;
Ho Hyun YUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Periprosthetic femoral fracture; Total hip arthroplasty; Below-knee amputee
- MeSH: Amputees; Arthroplasty; Femoral Fractures; Hip; Humans; Knee; Tacrine
- From:Hip & Pelvis 2012;24(4):322-327
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is rarely performed in below-knee amputee patients. To the best of the authors' knowledge, periprosthetic femoral fracture in such patients has not been previously reported. Such devastating complication can occur even with minor trauma. To prevent occurrence of such events, there may be several important factors to be considered in performance of THA surgery in below-knee amputee patients and during the course of rehabilitation. In this report, we describe a case involving a below-knee amputee patient who experienced multiple periprosthetic femoral fractures after THA.
