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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 Murakami
Published 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.
Keyphrases
  • total hip arthroplasty
  • parkinson disease
  • early onset
  • ultrasound guided
  • deep brain stimulation