title: Two-staged reconstruction for ankylosed hip with severe limb shortening: a case report.
abstract: A 58-year-old man developed a 14 cm limb length discrepancy with a shortened and ankylosed right hip as a sequelae of multiple surgeries for recurrent dislocation and periprosthetic joint infection. He was successfully treated by limb elongation with external fixation and subsequent revision total hip arthroplasty. We discuss the efficacy of the two-staged reconstruction with initial limb elongation.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto - Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Kazutaka
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawanabe
authors.forename: Shuichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuda
mesh_terms: D000844:Ankylosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012720:Severity of Illness Index