Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in a patient with subcapital femoral neck fracture and ipsilateral above-knee amputation: A case report

Francesco Maria Milella; Massimiliano Paolocci; Emanuele Persi; Riccardo Mezzoprete

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101027

Total hip arthroplasty (THA) in a patient with subcapital femoral neck fracture and ipsilateral above-knee amputation: A case report

Trauma Case Rep. 2024 Apr 8:51:101027. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2024.101027. eCollection 2024 Jun.

Authors

Francesco Maria Milella^{1

2}, Massimiliano Paolocci¹, Emanuele Persi¹, Riccardo Mezzoprete¹

Affiliations

¹ Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo de Lellis - Orthopaedics and Traumatology department, Viale J.F. Kennedy, 02100 Rieti, Italy.
² Orthopaedics and Traumatology Division - Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic Medicine and Orthopaedics Sciences, University "La Sapienza", Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

This case report describes the surgical and post-operative challenges encountered following a THA performed for a subcapital femoral neck fracture in a patient with an ipsilateral above-knee amputation.

Keywords: Above-knee amputation; Femoral neck fracture; Subcapital fracture in amputee patient; THA.

Publication types

Case Reports