Reconstruction rings and bone graft in total hip revision surgery.
This article deals with the design and indications of use of reconstruction rings and cages plus bone graft for acetabular revision. Details of the technique and the available results are presented and the advantages and disadvantages of current designs are discussed.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous