TY - JOUR
T1 - Complications related to fracture treatment in HIV patients
T2 - A case report
AU - Randelli, F.
AU - Pulici, L.
AU - Favilla, S.
AU - Maglione, D.
AU - Zaolino, C.
AU - Carminati, S.
AU - Pace, F.
AU - Randelli, P.
PY - 2014/2
Y1 - 2014/2
N2 - We present the case report of a 40-year-old woman who was HIV-positive in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) and affected by femural pertrochanteric fracture, which was treated by endomedullary nailing. Two years after the surgical operation, the woman developed an aseptic symptomatic osteolysis around the implant. Hardware removal was resolutive. Aseptic and septic hardware mobilization, hardware removal, and implant decision in HIV patients with pertrochanteric fractures is discussed. The authors suggest close follow-up and prompt hardware removal, as soon as X-rays demonstrate healing signs, in HIV patients with fracture fixation, if general condition allows.
AB - We present the case report of a 40-year-old woman who was HIV-positive in Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART) and affected by femural pertrochanteric fracture, which was treated by endomedullary nailing. Two years after the surgical operation, the woman developed an aseptic symptomatic osteolysis around the implant. Hardware removal was resolutive. Aseptic and septic hardware mobilization, hardware removal, and implant decision in HIV patients with pertrochanteric fractures is discussed. The authors suggest close follow-up and prompt hardware removal, as soon as X-rays demonstrate healing signs, in HIV patients with fracture fixation, if general condition allows.
KW - Aseptic mobilisation
KW - Endomedullary nailing
KW - Femural pertrochanteric fracture
KW - Fracture fixation
KW - HAART
KW - Hardware removal
KW - HIV
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U2 - 10.1016/j.injury.2013.09.026
DO - 10.1016/j.injury.2013.09.026
M3 - Article
C2 - 24119651
AN - SCOPUS:84892586496
VL - 45
SP - 379
EP - 382
JO - Injury
JF - Injury
SN - 0020-1383
IS - 2
ER -