title: Bone-grafting in total hip replacement for acetabular protrusion.
abstract: Since 1971 we have used homologous and autogenous bone grafts to reinforce the medial acetabular wall when doing a total hip replacement in patients with painful protrusio acetabuli. Thirty-two patients have been followed for a minimum of two years, the longest follow-up being eight years. All grafts appeared to have united roentgeno-graphically within three months, and the protrusion did not progress. In seven patients with a completely absent medial acetabular wall, a protrusio acetabuli ring was used to provide support until the bone graft had healed. Complications included one late dislocation, one pulmonary embolus, two trochanteric non-unins, two fractured trochanters, and one case of loosening of the femoral component. The results of this study suggest that bone-grafting is effective in arresting the progression of acetabular protrusion.
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000637:transplantation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous