title: Partial-limb salvage after persistent infection in the distal femoral prosthesis: straight-plasty--a novel technique.
abstract: A 35 years old female had giant cell tumour (GCT) of the distal femur for which wide resection and distal femoral endoprosthetic replacement was performed. Massive infection of prosthesis required removal and replacement of the prosthesis with nail antibiotic cement spacer, which also proved to be futile. Ultimately the whole of the infected thigh had to be excised. The limb could be preserved partially using straight-plasty instead of amputation. Patient is well rehabilitated and doing well at a follow-up of 3 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India-124001.
authors.forename: Zile Singh
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Kundu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India-124001.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India-124001.
authors.forename: Paritosh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gogna
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India-124001.
authors.forename: Sukhbir Singh
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sangwan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D023821:Limb Salvage / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome