Girdlestone Taylor Resection Arthroplasty Wheeless

Description: Resection Arthroplasty of the Hip
in most pts w/ chronic infection, surgeons continue to advocate complete removal of the prosthesis and the cement;
- in especially difficult cases, resection arthroplasty is an effective means of controlling infection;
- as expected patients will have significant difficulties in ambulation, and the increased energy consumption is similar to that of an above the knee amputation;
Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics