TY - JOUR
T1 - Removal of the Well-Fixed Hip Resurfacing Acetabular Component: A Simple, Bone Preserving Technique
AU - Taylor, P.R.P.
AU - Stoffel, Karl
AU - Dunlop, D.G.
AU - Yates, Piers
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Removal of the acetabular component of a hip resurfacing prosthesis is occasionally necessary for infection, malposition, metal sensitivity, wear, or as a necessary part of a femoral revision. Extraction of a well-fixed acetabular component can be technically demanding as it is often extremely well integrated into host bone and can result in catastrophic bone loss or fracture. We present an undescribed, simple technique that enables use of the Explant system (Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind) to remove the component with minimal bone loss and reduce fracture risk. Bone stock is therefore preserved for subsequent cup reimplantation.
AB - Removal of the acetabular component of a hip resurfacing prosthesis is occasionally necessary for infection, malposition, metal sensitivity, wear, or as a necessary part of a femoral revision. Extraction of a well-fixed acetabular component can be technically demanding as it is often extremely well integrated into host bone and can result in catastrophic bone loss or fracture. We present an undescribed, simple technique that enables use of the Explant system (Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind) to remove the component with minimal bone loss and reduce fracture risk. Bone stock is therefore preserved for subsequent cup reimplantation.
U2 - 10.1016/j.arth.2008.01.305
DO - 10.1016/j.arth.2008.01.305
M3 - Article
C2 - 18534434
SN - 0883-5403
VL - 24
SP - 484
EP - 486
JO - Journal of Arthroplasty
JF - Journal of Arthroplasty
IS - 3
ER -