• Department of Orthopedic Surgery;;
  • the First University Hospital;;
  • West China University of Medical Sciences. Chengdu Sichuan;;
  • P.R. China 610041;
Hip joint; Old fracture dislocation; Deformity of femur; Reconstruction of function
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OBJECTIVE: To explore a method of reconstruction of hip joint function after deformed healing of the upper 1/3 of fractured femur as a complication of old fracture dislocation of hip joint. METHODS: A patient with loss of function in hip joint and fusion of knee joint was treated with lock for femur intra-medullary fixation in April 1997. RESULTS: Before operation, the diseased hip joint lost its most functions and the entire lower extremity was disabled because the knee joint had been fused. One year after operation, the follow-up examination revealed that the patient could walk by crutches without discomfort, his daily life and work recovered to normal. CONCLUSION: It is effective to treat a patient suffering old fracture-dislocation of hip joint complicated with deformed healing of the upper 1/3 of fractured femur by means of individualized artificial joint replacement and a prosthesis body with lock for femur intra-medullary fixation, and it is helpful for the development of a new clinical idea to reconstruct functions in the management of some particular cases.

Citation： LI Jian,YANG Tian fu,TU Chong qi,et al.. RECONSTRUCTION OF HIP JOINT FUNCTION:OLD FRACTURE DISLOCATION OF HIP JOINT COMPLICATED WITH DEFORMED HEALING OF UPPER 1/3 OF FRACTURED FEMUR——A CASE REPORT. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1999, 13(6): 340-342. doi: Copy