title: Acetabular revision with freeze-dried irradiated and chemically treated allograft: a minimum 5-year follow-up of 17 cases.
abstract: We reviewed the results of 17 consecutive revision total hip arthroplasties performed with the use of freeze-dried irradiated bone allograft in 15 patients. These allografts were used in conjunction with five Kerboull rings, two steel meshes and ten cemented isolated cups. All the patients have had a follow-up of at least 5 years. The patients were evaluated clinically and radiographically. No revisions were necessary and X-rays confirmed partial or total ingrowth of the allografts. In acetabular revision surgery, hip reconstruction can be successfully treated by freeze-dried irradiated and chemically treated allografts. Additional studies with longer term follow-up are necessary to confirm this outcome.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Orthopédique de la Suisse Romande, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, 1005, Lausanne, Switzerland. bernardo.vargas@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caton
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D001843:Bone Cements; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005612:Freeze Drying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome