Proximal Femur Stabilization Using Prolene Mesh in Girdlestone Resection Arthroplasty: A Case Report

The Girdlestone resection arthroplasty procedure is one of the options for treating an infected hip arthroplasty. It is a surgical procedure that involves resection of the head and neck of the femur, resulting in pseudarthrosis of the hip joint. This is often kept as a last resort for patients with significant co-morbidities or when other treatments have been ineffective. This procedure should be considered a salvage procedure, primarily aimed at pain relief and infection control.

We report a case of a 73-year-old male who sustained a fracture of the neck of the femur in 2019 and was operated on multiple times for the same. He presented us with an unstable hip.

We used a novel technique of Girdlestone resection arthroplasty, which involved stabilization of the proximal femur with Prolene mesh.