Technique for a composite femoral intramedullary plug in cemented hip arthroplasty

P Owens; C J Lavernia

doi:10.1016/s0883-5403(99)90064-5

Technique for a composite femoral intramedullary plug in cemented hip arthroplasty

J Arthroplasty. 1999 Apr;14(3):369-71. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(99)90064-5.

Authors

P Owens¹, C J Lavernia

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.

PMID: 10220192
DOI: 10.1016/s0883-5403(99)90064-5

Abstract

A brief technique to place a cement plug on top of a polyethylene is presented. This technique has helped the authors obtain better cement mantles when they are plugging the canal in total hip replacement.

MeSH terms

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
Bone Cements*
Cementation / methods
Hip Prosthesis*
Humans
Polyethylenes
Polymethyl Methacrylate

Substances

Bone Cements
Polyethylenes
Polymethyl Methacrylate