title: [Surgical treatment of a femoral agenesis: a case report].
abstract: We report a case of severe femoral agenesia in an adult and propose a new surgical approach facilitating prosthesis fitting. The procedure involves insertion of a total hip arthroplasty, arthrodesis of the knee and amputation of the foot. The final prosthesis fits on the crural area with weight bearing on the ischiatic region, the lesser pelvis, and the articulated knee. Outcome was satisfactory at one year in our patient. Other surgical alternatives are presented.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, Hôpital Lariboisière, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lemonne
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bizot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nizard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Gaver
authors.forename: G-F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Penneçot
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sedel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D001174:Arthrodesis; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005269:Femur / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*