The Effectiveness of the Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage for acetabular bone deficiency: five to twenty-one years' follow-up.
From 1985 to 2001, the Burch-Schneider antiprotrusio cage (B-S APC) was implanted in 57 cases (55 patients) with massive acetabular deficiency. The B-S APC survived until the last review 5 to 21 years after operation in 89.5% of the cases, produced substantial pain relief, and increased range of hip motion and walking capacity. The 10.5% failure rate was due to aseptic loosening in 2 cases and mechanical failure in 4 cases. It appears that application of the B-S APC in extensive acetabular deficiency presents a durable solution provided that proper indications and technique are used.
First Orthopaedic Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Panagiotis P
PP
Symeonides
George E
GE
Petsatodes
John D
JD
Pournaras
George A
GA
Kapetanos
Anastasios G
AG
Christodoulou
Dimitrios J
DJ
Marougiannis
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D001863:Bone Screws; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020959:Polyethylene; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D020959:Polyethylene