title: Total hip arthroplasty following an ipsilateral above knee amputation.
abstract: Total hip arthroplasty in patients with previous above knee amputations is rare. We present a unique case where the patient had only 130 mm of proximal femur remaining following a previous traumatic above knee amputation. The short segment of femur meaning a conventional femoral stem could not be used. We describe the technique of total hip arthoplasty for this patient using a mini hip prosthesis and report a successful clinical and radiological outcome at 2 years post-op.
authors: Orthopaedic Department, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, County Antrim, UK. diamondo77@hotmail.com
authors: Owen J
authors: OJ
authors: Diamond
authors: Conor J
authors: CJ
authors: Mullan
authors: M Gavan
authors: MG
authors: McAlinden
authors: John G
authors: JG
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016474:Weight-Bearing