Cementless revision of cemented stem failures associated with massive femoral bone loss. A technical note.
A revision technique of the failed cemented femoral stem was developed using a standard cementless porous-coated prosthesis. The advantages of this technique are that the prosthesis has apposition to autogenic bone rather than allograft; problems of long stem can be avoided; supplementary allograft provides enough strength to allow early weight bearing; it facilitates the extraction of the distal cement; and further revision is relatively easy in the healed, viable bone bed.
Kim
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock.
Franks
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D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000009:adverse effects; D001864:Bone Wires; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation
D001843:Bone Cements