Cement-in-cement revision total hip arthroplasty is a process by which a surgeon removes the femoral component of an original hip replacement from its cement mantle and replaces it with a cemented femoral component into the same cement mantle. A phenomenally powerful...
In the field of medicine, there are a number of different radiologic classifications that surgeons use to determine the amount and severity of heterotopic ossification, or the development of bone matter where it does not belong. While heterotopic ossification occurs...
More and more surgeons are opting to perform minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for total hip replacements (THR). MIS is not simply defined by the size of the incision; rather it attempts to reduced damage to all of the soft tissues. Patients’ demand is the...
Recently, Dr. Derek F. Amanatullah wrote for the book, Advanced Reconstruction, by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In it, he and his coauthor Dr. Michael J. Taunton discuss specific problems related to modular taper corrosion that can arise after a hip...
On occasion, after a total hip replacement (THA) procedure, the bone around the hip socket can deteriorate, called osteolysis. This can produce discomfort for patients. When the hip socket, known medically as the acetabular component, is well-fixed, the doctor can...
