Tuesday, 1 January 2013

UNCEMENTED MODULAR BIPOLAR HIP ARTHROPLASTY IN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH HEART DISEASE, Bangalore, India



80 year diabetic, hypertensive, post angioplasty woman referred from a town 250 kms away with

 
she had a fracture of neck of femur - we decided to perform a uncemented modular bipolar arthroplasty -corail design ,to avoid the cardiac complications associated with cementing , and the refinement of bipolar prothesis now available -
 
 
 
 
excellent postoperative pain relief with ability to perform straight leg raising by 2nd day post surgery...........
 

 

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