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. 2007 Mar-Apr;27(2):112-7.
doi: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.112.

Revision hip arthroplasty in sickle cell disease

Aydýner Kalacý  1 , Cenk Ozkan, Emre Toğrul
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Revision hip arthroplasty in sickle cell disease

Aydýner Kalacý et al. Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Mar-Apr.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1.A
Figure 1.A
38-year old male. Hybrid arthroplasty (femur cemented). Septic loosening at postoperative 9 months.
Figure 1.B
Figure 1.B
Application of acrylic spacer with extended trochanteric osteotomy.
Figure 1.C
Figure 1.C
Revision using cemented components. Early postoperative radiograph.
Figure 2. A
Figure 2. A
Reinfection in the same patient at postoperatively 20 months.
Figure 2. B
Figure 2. B
Application of acrylic spacer for the second time. Development of segmental bone defect.
Figure 2. C
Figure 2. C
Revision using cementless components and strut allografts.
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