title: Total hip replacement in a patient with systemic mastocytosis: a case report.
abstract: Systemic mastocytosis is a rare condition that often involves the bone marrow. We report the case of a patient with systemic mastocytosis who underwent total hip replacement. Technical difficulties encountered during the procedure included a narrow medullary canal and abnormally hard bone, later confirmed by laboratory measurements. Follow-up at five years showed a good clinical and radiological outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK. fenton1977@hotmail.com
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Fenton
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Suvarna
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Currey
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Hamer
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006244:Hardness; D006801:Humans; D034721:Mastocytosis, Systemic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome