Bilateral pathologic fractures in a patient with beta-thalassemia undergoing total hip arthroplasty

Bilateral pathologic fractures in a patient with beta-thalassemia undergoing total hip arthroplasty

A 49-year-old woman with beta-thalassemia minor and degenerative joint disease underwent bilateral hybrid total hip arthroplasty. Postoperative radiographs showed bilateral femoral shaft fractures extending distal to the cement plug. Examples of the hemodynamic complications of beta-thalassemia have...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of arthroplasty 1998-02, Vol.13 (2), p.217-220
Hauptverfasser: Timon, Stephen, O'Flynn, Hugh M., Tate, David E., Sculco, Thomas P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
beta-thalassemia
beta-Thalassemia - complications
beta-Thalassemia - physiopathology
Bone Density
complications
Female
femur fracture
Fractures, Spontaneous - etiology
Fractures, Spontaneous - physiopathology
hip arthroplasty
Humans
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications
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Zusammenfassung:A 49-year-old woman with beta-thalassemia minor and degenerative joint disease underwent bilateral hybrid total hip arthroplasty. Postoperative radiographs showed bilateral femoral shaft fractures extending distal to the cement plug. Examples of the hemodynamic complications of beta-thalassemia have been reported in the literature; however, this particular orthopaedic complication has not been reported before.
ISSN:0883-5403
1532-8406
DOI:10.1016/S0883-5403(98)90103-6