[Burch-Schneider Ring in Revision Surgery of THR.].
The authors evaluate the results of 16 revision surgeries of the hip joint with the application of Burch-Schneider ring in 3A and 3B Paprosky type of acetabular defect on average 4 years after the primary surgery. According to the subjective evaluation 9 of them were very good, 6 of them were good and 1 result was satisfactory. The average Harris Hip Score was 88 points. They did not encounter any evident or probable loosening of the cup. In all patients bone allografts were fully integrated. The new bone created under the Burch-Schneider ring can be in future used for the revision surgery, if need be. Burch-Schneider ring can be successfully used for the treatment of significant defects of acetabulum in revision surgery of the hip joint. Key words: THR, revision surgery.
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I. ortopedická klinika FN U sv. Anny, Brno.
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