Insertion of a prosthetic hip into a total hip allograft. Case report.
We describe a patient in whom a total hip replacement had failed and who subsequently fractured her proximal femur. The prosthetic hip and the surrounding bone were excised and replaced by a matched pair of allograft components. She obtained seven years of pain free hip function before the graft showed radiographic signs of failure; it was then replaced by a new prosthetic hip.
Mulroy
R D
RD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Mankin
H J
HJ
Harris
W H
WH
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods*