Loosening of a hip prosthesis in a patient affected with tabetic disease.
The authors present a case of hip Charcot joint treated with cemented arthroplasty. Although there was only weak serological positiveness for lues and no neurological changes associated with the disease, three months after surgery there was dislocation and loosening of the prosthesis.
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Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
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Toni
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Giunti
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D000368:Aged; D001177:Arthropathy, Neurogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013606:Tabes Dorsalis / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors