Proximal femoral reconstruction for failed internal fixation of a bisphosphonate-related femur fracture

We present a case of a bisphosphonate-related femur fracture in an elderly woman, who failed treatment with both cephalomedullary nail and proximal femoral locking plate, leading to successful treatment with total hip arthroplasty. Hardware failure should be included in the differential of patients...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jethanandani, Rishabh G., Nwankwo, Chima, Wolinsky, Philip R., Giordani, Mauro, Amanatullah, Derek F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5247514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28326420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2016.04.001
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Sumario:We present a case of a bisphosphonate-related femur fracture in an elderly woman, who failed treatment with both cephalomedullary nail and proximal femoral locking plate, leading to successful treatment with total hip arthroplasty. Hardware failure should be included in the differential of patients with previous internal fixation of bisphosphonate-related femur fracture that present with hip or groin pain. Arthroplasty can be an acceptable salvage option in an active elderly patient with a bisphosphonate-related femur fracture.

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