The causes and management of nonunion of femoral subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy in a THA patient: a case report

The causes and management of nonunion of femoral subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy in a THA patient: a case report

Abstract Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is considerably difficult to perform in patients with Crowe type IV developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). Some Crowe type IV DDH patients require a femoral subtrochanteric shortening osteotomy to equalize the length of the lower extremities and de...

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Main Authors: Song Gong, Weihua Xu, Ruoyu Wang, Shaokai Liu, Lizhi Han, Guo Chen, Bo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Nonunion
Subtrochanteric transverse osteotomy
Crowe type IV DDH
THA
Internal fixation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2612-2

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