Treatment of a femoral shaft fracture in a patient with congenital hip disease: a case report.
BACKGROUND
We present a rare case of two concomitant morbidities treated in one operation. To our knowledge, this is the first report of its kind in the literature.


METHODS
A 57-year-old Greek woman was admitted to the emergency department having sustained a spiral mid-shaft femoral fracture. She also suffered from an ipsilateral hip congenital dysplasia with ankylosed hip joint due to severe arthritis. She was treated with a total hip arthroplasty using a long stem performing as an intramedullary nail.


CONCLUSIONS
We undertook a complex operative treatment of both co-morbidities in a one stage procedure with a satisfactory clinical result.
Tsakotos
George A
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4th Orthopaedic Department, KAT Hospital, 2 Nikis str, 145 61 Kifissia, Athens, Greece. skoutsostathis@gmail.com.
Koutsostathis
Stefanos D
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Macheras
George A
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