A customised replacement for polyostotic fibrous dysplasia of the upper femur. A 51-year follow-up.
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.
Dunstan
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Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, Middlesex, England, UK.
Tilley
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Briggs
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Cannon
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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
D020959:Polyethylene