Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Injection for Patient with Severe Parkinson's Disease Followed by Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Atsushi ImamuraGen KuroyanagiTakuya UsamiToyohiro SatoMitsuya HoribaHiroaki SakaiAyaka TakahashiYoshino UekiNoriyuki MatsukawaHideki MurakamiPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2023)
This case proved that LCIG treatment performed preoperatively, followed by THA using a dual mobility cup, and strict management of Parkinson's disease could result in a satisfactory clinical course without recurrence of wearing-off and dyskinesia. Similar procedures may benefit other patients with Parkinson's disease who have previously been deemed unsuitable for THA.