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65-year-old female presents with increased thigh pain with the start of
ambulation on her operative leg 5 days after a cementless total hip arthroplasty
(THA) for a femoral neck fracture.
How would you treat this
intraoperative peri-prosthetic fracture?
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Nonoperative - NWB x 6
weeks |
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Nonoperative - TTWB x 6 weeks |
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Nonoperative - WBAT x 6 weeks |
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Operative
Treatment |
If you choose operative treatment,
what procedure would you do?
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Cerclage wires only |
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Plate fixation |
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Revision to long stem
prosthesis |
Would you get a CT scan prior to
deciding treatment?
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Yes - need to know more about
fracture |
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No - radiographs are
enough |
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For the original THA for the
femoral neck fracture, would you use a cemented or cementless femoral
prosthesis?
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Cemented femoral
prosthesis |
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Cementless femoral
prosthesis |
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