Loosening of a hip prosthesis in a patient affected with tabetic disease

G Gualtieri; A Sudanese; A Toni; A Giunti

Loosening of a hip prosthesis in a patient affected with tabetic disease

Chir Organi Mov. 1991 Jan-Mar;76(1):83-5.

[Article in English, Italian]

Authors

G Gualtieri¹, A Sudanese, A Toni, A Giunti

Affiliation

¹ Clinica Ortopedica dell'Università, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.

PMID: 1893790

Abstract

The authors present a case of hip Charcot joint treated with cemented arthroplasty. Although there was only weak serological positiveness for lues and no neurological changes associated with the disease, three months after surgery there was dislocation and loosening of the prosthesis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthropathy, Neurogenic / surgery*
Follow-Up Studies
Hip Prosthesis* / adverse effects
Humans
Male
Tabes Dorsalis / complications*
Time Factors