title: Well-fixed acetabular component retention or replacement: the whys and the wherefores.
abstract: Occasionally the adult reconstructive surgeon is faced with a well-fixed acetabular component that is associated with an arthroplasty problem that ordinarily would require removal and replacement of the cup. Removal of a well-fixed cup is associated with considerable morbidity in bone loss, particularly in the medial wall of the acetabulum. In such a situation, retention of the cup with exchange only of the polyethylene liner may be possible. As preparation for a prospective study, I informally reviewed my experience of cup retention or replacement in revision total hip arthroplasty. An algorithm for retaining or revising a well-fixed acetabular component is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9196, USA. jblaha@wvu.edu
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blaha
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum; D000465:Algorithms; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D020878:Device Removal; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation