Abstract

CERRUTTI, Walter; GALLUCCI, Gerardo L.  and  FREIRE†, José D.. Hemicorporectomía y equipamiento protésico. Reporte de un caso a los 15 años de seguimiento. Rev. Asoc. Argent. Ortop. Traumatol. [online]. 2021, vol.86, n.6, pp.790-801. ISSN 1852-7434.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.15417/issn.1852-7434.2021.86.6.1135.

Hemicorporectomy or translumbar amputation is a radical surgery indicated in localized pelvic tumors, chronic osteomyelitis, severe trauma, and intractable decubitus ulcers in paraplegic patients. It has a death rate of about 50% and most of the patients are confined to a wheelchair. The equipment of the entire lower body is extremely complex. We report a case of a patient with a hemi-corporectomy, sequel to pelvic osteomyelitis, his subsequent complete equipment, and his evolution after 15 years of follow-up.

Keywords : Hemicorporectomy; translumbar amputation; prosthesis; pelvic osteomyelitis.

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