Musculoskeletal Key

CASE STUDY A 49-year-old man presented with left groin pain that began insidiously and had been getting progressively worse over the past few months. He had previously been pain free….

CASE STUDY A 75-year-old woman presented with a loose cemented stem ( Fig. 65.1 , A ). Evaluation of the radiographs showed that despite appropriate overall bone quality, osteolysis had…

CASE STUDIES Case 1 A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for treatment of an infected left total hip arthroplasty (THA). The initial arthroplasty was performed 5 years earlier…

CASE STUDY A 76-year-old man sought consultation for a painful revision left hip arthroplasty, limb length discrepancy, and difficulty with ambulation. He had undergone a hip arthrodesis in his mid-40s…

CASE STUDY Case 1: Extended Trochanteric Osteotomy A 67-year-old woman presented with a 4-month history of right thigh pain with weight bearing 10 years after a right hybrid total hip…

CASE STUDY A 39-year-old West African man underwent his first total hip arthroplasty 13 years before presentation. His hospitalization was complicated by prolonged postoperative drainage and persistent pain. He presented…

CASE STUDIES Case 1: Cemented Femoral Revision A 92-year-old woman underwent revision total hip arthroplasty for femoral loosening. Reconstruction used a porous-coated femoral component. Seven years later, she presented with…

CASE STUDY A 69-year-old woman underwent primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a direct anterior approach without apparent complications ( Fig. 51.1 ). She presented to a local emergency department…

CASE STUDY An 80-year-old man presented with a failed acetabular component 29 years after the index total hip arthroplasty (THA). The patient was found to be free of infection. Radiographs…