[Alloplasty of the hip joint and the proximal part of the femoral shaft].

The possibilities of the use of untypical prostheses of the hip in cases with lesion of the proximal femoral end together with a part of the shaft have been presented. A hip prosthesis with the upper part of the femur was implanted in two cases for neoplastic disease, and in one case for pseudoarthrosis of the femur within the intertrochanteric region. Good early clinical and radiological results was obtained and the total range of motion in the implanted joint was 210 degrees. After operation the patients did not complain about pain and they walked with the aid of a cane.