Open AccessCement-in-cement revision of the femoral stem
Author(s) -
Peter Cnudde,
Johan Kärrholm,
Ola Rolfson,
A. John Timperley,
Maziar Mohaddes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the bone and joint journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.587
H-Index - 181
eISSN - 2049-4408
pISSN - 2049-4394
DOI - 10.1302/0301-620x.99b4.bjj-2016-1222.r1
Subject(s) - cement , medicine , surgery , total hip arthroplasty , arthroplasty , aseptic processing , total hip replacement , dentistry , materials science , composite material
Compared with primary total hip arthroplasty (THA), revision surgery can be challenging. The cement-in-cement femoral revision technique involves removing a femoral component from a well-fixed femoral cement mantle and cementing a new stem into the original mantle. This technique is widely used and when carried out for the correct indications, is fast, relatively inexpensive and carries a reduced short-term risk for the patient compared with the alternative of removing well-fixed cement. We report the outcomes of this procedure when two commonly used femoral stems are used.