Hemiarthroplasty for Hip Fracture in Down Syndrome: A Retrospective Series of Five Cases
Ahmed Nageeb Mahmoud, John Paul Prodoehl, Maria F. Echeverry-Martinez, Daniel S. Horwitz · 2024
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Description
Ahmed Nageeb Mahmoud and co-authors report five hip operations in people with Down syndrome in a 2024 case series. Evidence on half-hip replacement after a break in this group is scarce. The series covers five fractures in four people, at an average age of about forty-nine, all with displaced breaks at the top of the thigh bone.
Every patient arrived with hip pain and loss of walking ability, and the exact injury time was unknown in each case, a detail the authors flag for careful history taking. After an average follow-up of about fifteen months, all had returned to their prior activity level with no recorded complications. One person died of unrelated causes nearly three years later. The team conclude the operation is a viable option when done carefully.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ahmed Nageeb Mahmoud, John Paul Prodoehl, Maria F. Echeverry-Martinez, Daniel S. Horwitz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |