title: Technique for a composite femoral intramedullary plug in cemented hip arthroplasty.
abstract: A brief technique to place a cement plug on top of a polyethylene is presented. This technique has helped the authors obtain better cement mantles when they are plugging the canal in total hip replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lavernia
mesh_terms: D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D001843:Bone Cements; D002484:Cementation / Q000379:methods; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011095:Polyethylenes; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D011095:Polyethylenes; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate