Type 3 Internal Hemipelvectomy: A Report of Two Cases. (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Imanishi, Jungo; Yazawa, Yasuo; Oda, Hiromi; Okubo, Taketo
• Is Part Of: Journal of orthopaedic surgery. Volume 23:Number 2(2015)
• Page Start: 255
• Page End: 258
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: hemipelvectomy -- hernia -- pubic bone; Orthopedic surgery -- Periodicals; Orthopedics; Orthopedic surgery; Periodicals; 617.3
• DOI: 10.1177/230949901502300231
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-5536

Abstract

Type 3 internal hemipelvectomy involves resection of the pubis. We report on 2 patients who underwent type 3 internal hemipelvectomy. One patient developed a bladder hernia, tumour recurrence, and a pathological fracture of the proximal femur. These were resolved with external hemipelvectomy 7 months later. Another patient underwent additional fascia lata transplantation to prevent development of hernia. Both patients had a stress fracture in the contralateral posterior ilium mimicking bone metastasis.