title: Mid-term results of acetabular reconstruction using a Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement device.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the mid-term results of 32 acetabular reconstructions performed using a Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement device and bone graft between June 1997 and January 2009.
  
  
  METHODS
  The mean age of the patients at the time of surgery was 71.4 years (range 55-85). Patients were followed-up for a mean of 7.5 years (range 2.1-13.7). The acetabular bone defects according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons system was type III for 29 hips and type IV for three hips. Bulk allografts were performed in 30 hips and morselised autografts (iliac bone) were performed in two hips. Clinical evaluations were made according to the criteria of Postel/Merle d'Aubigné.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean pre-operative Postel/Merle d'Aubigné hip score was 7.0 ± 2.9, and the final follow-up hip score was 12.6 ± 2.8. Six hips showed radiographic loosening, and two hips required further revision. A Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the five-year and ten-year survival rates were 96.9% and 92.3%, respectively, using further revision of the acetabular device as an end point.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acetabular reconstruction using a Kerboull-type acetabular reinforcement device and bone graft gives satisfactory mid-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi 1-2-3, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City 734-8551, Japan. horijun919@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.forename: Takuma
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oshima
authors.forename: Keiichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Mitsuo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ochi
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016138:Walking