title: Ultrasonically driven tools.
abstract: Ultrasonically driven tools have been employed extensively in revision hip surgery during the last 2 years at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre. In combination with hand revision instruments, the removal of cement, in particular the removal of the distal cement plug, has been made safer. One significant complication that has occurred with this device is reported and advice on its prevention offered.
authors.affiliation: Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: de Steiger
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLardy-Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001843:Bone Cements; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements