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I have greater tronchanteric fracture and hip dysplasia and that leg also has a fused knee because of recurrent infection of knee. I had knee replacement and revision. Had to remove revision and fuse leg with rod that got infected so had to be removed and during removal tronchanter was fracured. Tried to fix fracture with plate and wires but didnt work. My surgeon doesn't want to do hip replacement as he worries about infection. Had numerous types including MRSA and VRE. Do you have any other suggestions as the hip pain is increasing.
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Hi Lynette, thank you for the question. Here is the response from Dr. Hartigan:
"This is a complex issue! Unfortunately with the infection in the knee it can be very difficult to treat. One of the complications of joint replacement is infection. Bacteria stick to the prosthesis and can not be treated like a normal infection. I agree with your treating surgeon that no arthroplasty should be performed until all infection has been eradicated. If the pain is coming from the fractured trochanter this is a very difficult problem as well because this bone is very small and does not have a lot of substance to accept traditional fixation techniques. If it is pain from the actual hip joint then I would consider injections of cortisone, this would allow you to determine if the pain is from the trochanter or the hip joint. If you are interested requesting an appointment with a Mayo Clinic hip/knee arthroplasty surgeon, please contact us at 480-301-8484."