Jiawei Ying, Liangliang Cheng, Junlei Li, Bin Wu, Xing Qiu, Tianwei Zhang, Feng Wang, Baoyi Liu, Lei Yang, Durga Bhakta Pokharel, Hui Xie, Fuyang Wang, Yuchen Liu, Minghao Xu, Haiyu Yu, Dewei Zhao
OBJECTIVE: The treatment of acetabular defects is one of the most difficult challenges of revision of total hip arthroplasty (RTHA), and tantalum is regarded as a promising bone substitute material. This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of 3D printed acetabular augment used in RTHA for the treatment of acetabular bone defect. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the clinical data of seven patients who had undergone RTHA was carried out using 3D printed acetabular augment from January 2017 to December 2018...
March 10, 2023: Orthopaedic Surgery