Extra-Articular Hip Resection and Reconstruction with Custom Acetabular Resection Guide and Implants in a Case of High-Grade Spindle Cell Sarcoma of the Proximal Femur: A Case Report

JBJS Case Connect. 2020 Jul-Sep;10(3):e19.00529. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.19.00529.

Abstract

Case: A 29-year-old man was admitted with acute atraumatic left hip pain and inability to bear weight. Subsequent workup revealed an intracapsular pathologic fracture of the femoral neck secondary to a high-grade spindle cell sarcoma. A unique method of extra-articular resection and reconstruction using a 3-dimensional (3D)-printed custom cutting jig and a custom acetabular component was pursued. Wide margins were achieved without violating the joint capsule but preserving pelvic integrity, allowing a return to an active lifestyle.

Conclusion: Three-dimensional-printed custom resection guides and implants can help achieve adequate resection margins while preserving pelvic integrity and function.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acetabulum / diagnostic imaging
  • Acetabulum / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / etiology
  • Femoral Neck Fractures / surgery*
  • Femoral Neoplasms / complications
  • Femoral Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / etiology
  • Fractures, Spontaneous / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteotomy / instrumentation*
  • Osteotomy / methods
  • Precision Medicine
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional
  • Sarcoma / complications
  • Sarcoma / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed