title: Creation of an above-the-knee amputation stump after hip disarticulation for severe periprosthetic infection and fracture. A report of two cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University Hospital of Muenster, A. Schweitzer Strasse 33, 48129 Muenster, Germany. drboettner@email.de
authors.forename: Friedrich
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bottner
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Götze
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koller
authors.forename: Jörn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Steinbeck
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Winkelmann
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gosheger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D004188:Disarticulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007720:Knee Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods