Case Reports
Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Above-Knee Amputation: A Case Report
Am J Orthop. 2011 February;40(2):E17-E19
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Sathappan S. Sathappan, MB ChB, James Wee, MBBS, Daniel Ginat, BS, Mathew Teicher, BS, Patrick Meere, MD, and Paul E. Di Cesare, MD
Dr. Sathappan is Consultant, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Dr. Wee is Medical Officer, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
Mr. Ginat and Mr. Teicher are Medical students, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York.
Dr. Meere and Dr. Di Cesare are from Musculoskeletal Research Center, Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York.
There are previous case reports in the literature that describe total knee and total hip arthroplasty (THA) in below-knee amputees, but we could find no case reports on above-knee amputees (AKAs) who have severe osteoarthritis of the hip. We present a case involving an AKA who developed severe osteoarthritis of the ipsilateral hip. Our patient underwent THA with a satisfactory postoperative outcome. Technical considerations for AKAs undergoing THA also are reviewed.