title: Acetabular augmentation using a glass-ceramic block: 3 patients followed 3-4 years.
abstract: We have developed a block of glass-ceramic to augment the dysplastic acetabulum. 3 patients with acetabular dysplasia underwent implantation of a block of glass-ceramic on the lateral surface of the ilium just above the hip joint. The patients did not require immobilization and returned to their daily lives, walking without a cane 4 weeks after the operation. The mean Harris hip score was 47 points preoperatively and 94 points 3 years postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Kansai Denryoku Hospital, Osaka, Japan. K-20433@kepco.co.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshii
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamuro
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002516:Ceramics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005898:Glass; D006617:Hip Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants