The Use of a Megaprosthesis in the Management of Stem Loosening after Revision Hip Arthroplasty in a Patient with Extensive Femoral Bone Destruction. Case Study.

Abstract

This paper presents the case of a female patient who underwent eleven revision surgeries after primary hip arthroplasty due to infection and loosening of the stem and acetabulum. We decided that in order to save the limb, it was necessary to use a total femur prosthesis. Three years' follow-up showed that the patient was satis-fied with the outcome of the surgery.