Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
Joint Authors
Miki, Hidenobu
Yamamura, Mitsuyoshi
Nakamura, Nobuo
Sugano, Nobuhiko
Nishii, Takashi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
The perforation and fracture of the femur during the removal of bone cement in revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) are serious complications.
The ROBODOC system has been designed to selectively remove bone cement from the femoral canal, but results have not been reported yet.
The purpose of our study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic results of revision THA using the ROBODOC system for cement removal.
Materials and Methods.
The subjects comprised 19 patients who underwent revision THA using the ROBODOC system.
The minimum duration of follow-up was 76 months (median, 109 months; range, 76–150 months).
The extent of remaining bone cement on postoperative radiography, timing of weight bearing, and the complications were evaluated.
Results.
The mean Merle d’Aubigne and Postel score increased from 10 points preoperatively to 14 points by final follow-up.
Bone cement was completely removed in all cases.
Full weight bearing was possible within 1 week after surgery in 9 of the 19 cases and within 2 months in all remaining cases.
No instances of perforation or fracture of the femur were encountered.
Conclusions.
Bone cement could be safely removed using the ROBODOC system, and no serious complications occurred.
Full weight bearing was achieved early in the postoperative course because of circumferential preservation of the femoral cortex.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yamamura, Mitsuyoshi& Nakamura, Nobuo& Miki, Hidenobu& Nishii, Takashi& Sugano, Nobuhiko. 2013. Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Advances in Orthopedics،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464639
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yamamura, Mitsuyoshi…[et al.]. Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Advances in Orthopedics No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yamamura, Mitsuyoshi& Nakamura, Nobuo& Miki, Hidenobu& Nishii, Takashi& Sugano, Nobuhiko. Cement Removal from the Femur Using the ROBODOC System in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty. Advances in Orthopedics. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464639
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464639