Mid-term follow-up of acetabular reconstruction using bovine freeze-dried bone graft and reinforcement device.
OBJECTIVE
To report clinical and radiographic graft incorporation capability of bovine freeze-dried bone grafts.


METHODS
Twenty five patients were enrolled. The mean follow-up was eight years. Grafts were purified and freeze-dried. Clinical analysis was based on the score of Merle d'Aubigné and Postel and an established score criteria for radiographic bone incorporation was used for radiographic analyses.


RESULTS
Good clinical and radiographic results were found in 80% and 72% of the cases, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
Bovine freeze-dried grafts can be safely and adequately used in acetabular revision in total hip arthroplasty.
Rosito
Ricardo
R
School of Medicine, UFGRS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. ricardo@rosito.com.br
Galia
Carlos Roberto
CR
Macedo
Carlos Alberto de Souza
CA
Quaresma
Lourdes Maria Araújo Camargo
LM
Moreira
Luis Fernando
LF
D000077:Acetabulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D016348:Osseointegration; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors