Levodopa‐Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Injection for Patient with Severe Parkinson's Disease Followed by Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report and Literature Review
Atsushi Imamura,
Gen Kuroyanagi,
Takuya Usami
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundPatients with Parkinson's disease have a high dislocation rate after total hip arthroplasty (THA). This study describes a case with severe Parkinson's disease who developed rapidly destructive coxarthrosis (RDC) and underwent THA using a dual mobility cup after a levodopa‐carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion.Case presentationThe patient is a 59‐year‐old female with a ten‐year history of Parkinson's disease, which was first treated with oral levodopa. The patient developed RDC of the right hip joi… Show more
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