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Hemi-arthroplasty performed in a 109-year-old patient with intertrochanteric fracture: A case report
Peng-Fei Yang1, Hao Chen1, Xiao-Jun Duan1
1Center for Joint Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, China.
Abstract:
The mortality of conservative treatment and the risk resulting from operation for elderly patients with femoral intertrochanteric fractures are high. Safety in the perioperative period and quicker recovery should be placed at the top priority for elderly patients with hip fractures. We reported a case of 109-year-old female patient with intertrochanteric fracture who has undergone the hemiarthroplasty in our center recently. With sciatic nerve and lateral cutaneous nerve block anesthesia, she was offered the artificial femoral head replacement in the lumbar plexus block after sufficient preoperative preparation. The surgery went well with minimally invasive cut, and the patient's recovery was satisfactory.

