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The Management of Femoral Bone Stock in THA Revision: Indications and Techniques. HIP International. 2014;24(10_suppl):37-43.
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The Management of Femoral Bone Stock in THA Revision: Indications and Techniques
Bianchi L, Galante C, Zagra L.Hip
Following the increasing number of total hip arthroplasties, the amount of hip revision procedures continue to rise. Careful patient selection and bone loss evaluation is crucial for a correct management of femoral revision procedures. The key point in femoral revision is to obtain a reliable primary stability of the stem, with the least invasive implant as possible, to preserve and if possible to restore the bone stock. In this article we present the indications and the techniques for the femoral revisions most commonly used in Europe, referring to the evidence in the literature and our personal experiences.
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