Bone impaction grafting with trabecular metal augments in large defects in young patients: unravelling a new perspective in surgical technique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acetabular reconstruction with bone impaction grafting in large defects has yielded conflicting results.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of a case series of five patients with a young age (≤50 years) at the time of surgery who had large acetabular defects reconstructed by bone impaction grafting and trabecular metal augments. The mean follow-up was 79 months. We describe the surgical technique in detail.

Results

Improvement was significant on the WOMAC and SF-36 scales (p < 0.05). The radiographs taken at the last follow-up examination showed no migration of the polyethylene cup (p = 0.31) or differences in the abduction angle (p = 0.27) compared to the radiographs from the immediate postoperative period. One patient presented two dislocation episode

SUBMITTER: De la Torre-Escuredo B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7453526 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature