Removal of a well-fixed cementless femoral stem using a microsagittal saw.
Well-fixed cementless femoral components are troublesome to extract. This article describes a technique to extract a well-fixed cementless stem in which the stem is extracted with a bent microsagittal saw blade after a longitudinal cortical window is made.
Kim
Young-Min
YM
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Soul, Korea.
Lim
Soo Taek
ST
Yoo
Jeong Joon
JJ
Kim
Hee Joong
HJ
D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D020878:Device Removal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation