Open AccessDo revision total hip augments provide appropriate modularity?
Author(s) -
Matthew G. Teeter,
Douglas D.R. Naudie,
James L. Howard,
Richard W. McCalden,
Steven J. MacDonald
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
canadian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1488-2310
pISSN - 0008-428X
DOI - 10.1503/cjs.005514
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , implant , modularity (biology) , humanities , surgery , art , biology , genetics
Porous metal acetabular augments have become widely used to fill bony defects in patients undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty. The objective of this study was to determine whether the currently offered size range of the augments is appropriate for surgical needs.
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