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Hip arthroplasty in a patient with transfemoral amputation: a new tip
Hassan Boussakri1, Ihab Alassaf2, Samir Hamoudi2
1Orthopedics and Traumatology Surgery Department (AP4), Moulins Hospital, 03000 Moulins, France ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (B4), CHU Hassan II Hospital, University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, 3000 Fez, Morocco.
Abstract:
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.
