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

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 tip...

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Main Authors: Hassan Boussakri, Ihab Alassaf, Samir Hamoudi, Abdelhalim Elibrahimi, Philbert Ntarataz, Abdelmajid ELMrini, Jean Francois Dumez
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/593747
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author Hassan Boussakri
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description 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.
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spelling doaj-art-300628faa2d64593b82d8c24ca09ed4e2025-02-03T06:08:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572015-01-01201510.1155/2015/593747593747Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New TipHassan Boussakri0Ihab Alassaf1Samir Hamoudi2Abdelhalim Elibrahimi3Philbert Ntarataz4Abdelmajid ELMrini5Jean Francois Dumez6Orthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, FranceOrthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, FranceOrthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, FranceDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (B4), CHU Hassan II Hospital, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, 3000 Fez, MoroccoOrthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, FranceDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery (B4), CHU Hassan II Hospital, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, 3000 Fez, MoroccoOrthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, FranceFemoral 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/593747
spellingShingle Hassan Boussakri
Ihab Alassaf
Samir Hamoudi
Abdelhalim Elibrahimi
Philbert Ntarataz
Abdelmajid ELMrini
Jean Francois Dumez
Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
title_full Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
title_fullStr Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
title_full_unstemmed Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
title_short Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Transfemoral Amputation: A New Tip
title_sort hip arthroplasty in a patient with transfemoral amputation a new tip
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/593747
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