Open AccessHistology of cancellous impaction grafting in the femur. A case report
Author(s) -
R. S. M. Ling,
A. John Timperley,
Lars Linder
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume/the journal of bone and joint surgery. british volume
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0968-7300
pISSN - 0301-620X
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.75b5.8376422
Subject(s) - impaction , cancellous bone , histology , femur , medicine , prosthesis , arthroplasty , hip arthroplasty , dentistry , surgery , pathology
We report the histology of a femur retrieved 3.5 years after a cemented revision of a hip replacement in which impaction allografting had been used to fill two large cortical defects. The allograft chips had largely been replaced by viable cortical bone, and the interface between cement and tissue resembled that seen after primary cemented arthroplasty.