Neglected pressure ulcers may affect the adjacent joint, leading to septic arthritis.We report a paraplegic patient with a large trochanteric sore with hip arthritis, in whom we performed an upper femoral resection and acetabular curettage (Girdlestone's technique) and coverage with the homolateral ...
In the ‘cut-out’ group, three patients had a blade exchange, one had a blade exchange with augmentation, three underwent re-nailing of the fracture with a new PFNA, one had a girdlestone procedure and 21 had THA procedures. Results In the ‘cut-through’ group, eight patients who had ...