Acetabular reconstruction: fixing failed hip implants
Hip implants often fail at the point where they connect with the acetabulum (pelvic bone). To get the hip functioning again, surgeons must create a stable mechanical construct between the implant and host bone.
Before operating it’s vital to understand exactly how the bone has been deformed, then plan an appropriate approach in response: We use the'ladder' of reconstruction opposite as a guide to the options you have available as a surgeon in dealing with the different challenges intra-operatively:
LADDER OF ACETABULAR RECONSTRUCTION:
7. Custom Trabecular Titanium Implant
6. Anti-protusio Cage
5. Augment
4. Jumbo Cup
3. Bone Graft
2. High Porous Hemispheric Cup
> 1. Isolated Liner Exchange
CASE STUDIES
To show each step on the ladder of acetabular reconstruction