Combined bilateral femoral head necrosis and pertrochanteric fracture: a case report.
| Title | Combined bilateral femoral head necrosis and pertrochanteric fracture: a case report. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2015 |
| Authors | Deleanu, B., Prejbeanu R., Crisan D., Vermesan D., Predescu V., & Tsiridis E. |
| Journal | J Med Case Rep |
| Volume | 9 |
| Pagination | 25 |
| Date Published | 2015 |
| ISSN | 1752-1947 |
| Keywords | Aged, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Female, Femoral Neck Fractures, Femur Head, Hip Fractures, Humans |
| Abstract | INTRODUCTION: Modular femoral implants have become a regular feature of revision hip surgery. However, for a primary hip arthroplasty, such as a femoral neck fracture case, the implant of choice is a standard femoral component, while compelling literature evidence have made osteosynthesis the standard procedure for the vast majority of trochanteric fractures.CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 66-year-old Caucasian woman presenting with two trochanteric fractures associated with primary and secondary hip osteoarthritis that were treated with an uncemented total hip replacement with a modular femoral component.CONCLUSIONS: We found that a modular femoral component can address the issues of stability and, in our case, proved to be a viable solution for treating cases that are complicated by concomitant acetabular or femoral head and neck pathology. |
| DOI | 10.1186/1752-1947-9-25 |
| Alternate Journal | J Med Case Rep |
| PubMed ID | 25582648 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC4417321 |
