Total Hip Arthroplasty for Ankylosis Requiring Rotational Rectus Femoris Flap and Skin Graft for Wound Closure

Total Hip Arthroplasty for Ankylosis Requiring Rotational Rectus Femoris Flap and Skin Graft for Wound Closure

We present a case report of a 51-year-old Ghanaian immigrant who underwent total hip arthroplasty in the setting of spontaneous ankylosis of unknown etiology. The increase in offset of the patient's limb through reconstruction, in combination with severe soft-tissue atrophy of the lower extremi...

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Main Authors: Boris Kovalenko, MD, Isaac Stein, MD, Navin Fernando, MD, FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
THA
Hip ankylosis
Autofusion
Flap coverage
Soft-tissue defect
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120300510

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