title: A customised replacement for polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the upper femur. A 51-year follow-up.
abstract: We report the case of a 12-year-old boy with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the upper femur in whom a massive customised polyethylene prosthesis functioned successfully for more than fifty years.
authors.affiliation: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dunstan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tilley
authors.forename: T W R
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Cannon
mesh_terms: D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002648:Child; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020959:Polyethylene; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D020959:Polyethylene