Abstract
Aim: Failed primary hip arthroplasty often results in significant loss of host bone. Revision surgery may require bone grafting to restore bone stock prior to insertion of a new cup. A two to five year follow up of one method of acetabular revision for severe bone stock loss is presented
Materials and Methods: Seventeen patients had acetabular revision with the use of impacted morcellised bone and a cage reconstruction with a cemented cup. The average age at the time of revision was 62. All patients were followed prospectively with regular X-rays. A variety of cages were employed and bone graft was hand morcellised from femoral heads or cadaver distal femurs.
The abstracts were prepared by Professor Jegan Krishnan. Correspondence should be addressed to him at the Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park 5047, Australia.
