Presentation
Type 2 diabetic, smoker, left hip disarticulation ?osteomyelitis.
Patient Data
Age: 55 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hip disarticulation
{"current_user":null,"step_through_annotations":true,"access":{"can_edit":false,"can_download":true,"can_toggle_annotations":true,"can_feature":false,"can_examine_pipeline_reports":false,"can_pin":false},"extraPropsURL":"/studies/150545/annotated_viewer_json?lang=gb"}
Left hip disarticulation.
No radiographic evidence of osteomyelitis.
Please note osteomyelitis may not manifest on plain film imaging.
Case Discussion
This patient had a previous above knee amputation with non-resolving ulcer, prior to left hip disarticulation being performed.
The most common reasons for major limb amputations include infection, tumour, trauma and ischaemia 1.
Unable to process the form. Check for errors and try again.