Journal of Surgery

Bogdan Puha

Publications

• Case Report
  Rapidly Progressive Osteolysis of the Femoral Head Following An Acetabular Fracture - Case Report
  Author(s): Ovidiu Alexa, Radu Ioan Malancea, Bogdan Puha, Dragos Popescu and Bogdan VeliceasaOvidiu Alexa, Radu Ioan Malancea, Bogdan Puha, Dragos Popescu and Bogdan Veliceasa
  
  Posttraumatic osteolysis is a rare complication of fractures. We present a case of massive, rapidly progressive osteolysis of the femoral head following a fracture of the acetabulum. A 45 years old male patient suffered a transverse acetabular fracture that involved the posterior wall. Through a Kocher-Langenbeck approach we performed open reduction and internal fixation of the fracture with two reconstruction plates. Postoperative radiologic control showed acceptable fracture reduction. At 45 days after surgery, a routine X-ray control was performed and a massive osteolysis involving about 50% of the femoral head was noticed. Three months after the surgery, quasi-total disappearance of the femoral head with superior dislocation of the remaining blunt was observed. Massive osteolysis of the femoral head is a new entity of post-traumatic osteoarthritis described in a small number of pa.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.7438/1584-9341-13-2-7

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