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Total Hip Replacement in a Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patient
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Shariff, Mohd Shaffid Ngadiron, Hanizah Azizan, Nornazirah Hayati, Firdaus Ariffin, Affirul Chairil |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Description | Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) going for surgery have put challenges to the treating surgeon, anaesthetist and physician as the patients can present with various medical complications perioperatively. It can be associated with polyarticular involvement especially avascular necrosis of the head of femur. The patients may present young with severe clinical findings and abnormal radiological features. The surgery in young SLE patients revolves on the longevity of the prosthesis used.We report a case of a 26-year-old lady with SLE going for right total hip replacement for her avascular necrosis of right hip. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(2) 2020 p.322-325 |
| Ending Page | 325 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Starting Page | 322 |
| ISSN | 22234721 |
| e-ISSN | 20760299 |
| DOI | 10.3329/bjms.v19i2.45016 |
| Journal | Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Bangladesh Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2020-01-16 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Total Hip Replacement |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine |