Allograft-host mismatch in revision total hip replacement.
Mismatch between a structural femoral allograft and the distal host canal is a difficult problem in femoral reconstruction for revision of total hip replacement. A technique is presented that satisfactorily solves this problem and offers additional advantages over other allograft techniques, as illustrated in two cases.
Incavo
S J
SJ
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, Burlington.
Ames
S E
SE
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation