Iatrogenic Z-deformity of the proximal femur in an osteoarthritic hip. Subtrochanteric osteotomy with intramedullary fixation for arthroplasty of the hip. A case report.
Hip osteoarthritis in its final stage may require arthroplasty. Sometimes an extreme Z-deformity of the proximal femur is present, if a previous valgus trochanteric osteotomy has been performed. To correct a Z-deformity of the proximal femur during total hip arthroplasty, a subtrochanteric corrective osteotomy was performed in a 52 year-old woman. Intramedullary fixation of the osteotomy was secured using a standard long-stem isoelastic femoral component alone.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, La Paz Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
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D005260:Female; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography