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Damage control hip disarticulation: two-stage operation with index creation of a large medial flap for the septic hip

BACKGROUND: Although rarely performed, hip disarticulation (HD) is usually used for the patient with a non-viable leg who is also in extremis. HD was first used for trauma and infection; however, the technique was perfected during the age of hindquarter amputation for osteosarcomas. The operation pe...

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Autores principales: Colosimo, Christina, Fredericks, Charles, Yon, James R, Kubasiak, John C, Bokhari, Faran, Poulakidas, Stathis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7467553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32923682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2020-000502