[Modification of hip rotation plasty in malignant femoral tumors of the middle/distal third].

Described is a modification of the hip rotation plasty in a 22 years old man with a high grade chondrosarcoma of the middle and distal part of the right femur. With exception of the sciatic nerve the whole thigh was resected. After rotation of the lower limb 180 degrees an endoprosthesis fixed in the tibia was used for the new hip joint.