Nonunion of extended trochanteric osteotomies in impaction grafting femoral revisions.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Extended trochanteric osteotomies have been recommended to facilitate femoral component removal, femoral cement removal, and acetabular exposure in cases of difficult revision hip arthroplasty. Complications due to the osteotomy have been rare and no nonunions have been reported when this osteotomy has been used in conjunction with extensively porous-coated implants. It has been suggested that the osteotomy should also work well with impaction grafting revisions. This is a report of two cases of nonunion of extended trochanteric osteotomies in which the impaction grafting technique was used.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
- Femur
- Osteotomy
- Postoperative Complications
Anatomy
- femur
- hip