Mating of a Prostalac Spacer with an Intramedullary Nail for Reconstruction of an Infected Interprosthetic Femoral Shaft Fracture: A Case Report

Reconstruction for concurrent infection of an ipsilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a challenge. We report a 2-stage reconstruction of a THA for chronic infection of both the THA and TKA with severe femoral bone loss secondary to interprosthetic fractures. The...

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Main Authors: Atul F Kamath, Daniel Austin, Gwo-Chin Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-08-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000228