BILATERAL PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES IN A PATIENT WITH BETA-THALASSEMIA UNDERGOING TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY

Authors
TIMON S OFLYNN HM TATE DE SCULCO TP
Citation
S. Timon et al., BILATERAL PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES IN A PATIENT WITH BETA-THALASSEMIA UNDERGOING TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY, The Journal of arthroplasty, 13(2), 1998, pp. 217-220
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
Journal title
The Journal of arthroplasty → ACNP
ISSN journal
08835403
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
217 - 220
Database
ISI
SICI code
0883-5403(1998)13:2<217:BPFIAP>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
A 49-year-old woman with beta-thalassemia minor and degenerative joint disease underwent bilateral hybrid total hip arthroplasty. Postoperat ive radiographs showed bilateral femoral shaft fractures extending dis tal to the cement plug. Examples of the hemodynamic complications of b eta-thalassemia have been reported in the literature; however, this pa rticular orthopaedic complication has not been reported before.