Surface Options for Total Hip Arthroplasty
The bearing surface in total hip arthroplasty (THA) is defined by the contacting materials that form the articulation between the reconstructed acetabulum and the replaced femoral head. ANATOMY The native…
Hip Arthroplasty for Malignant Lesions
Metastatic bone disease (MBD) afflicts more than half of the 1.2 million patients newly diagnosed with cancer annually.4,8 Bony involvement can be a major source of morbidity and mortality if…
of Anterior Femoroacetabular Impingement through the Mini-Open Anterior Approach
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a mechanical hip disorder defined as abnormal abutment between the femoral head or the femoral head–neck junction and the acetabulum. It was initially described as a…
of Periprosthetic Fractures Above Total Knee Arthroplasty
Fractures that occur above or around the femoral component of a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The rates of periprosthetic fractures for TKA vary. The incidence is reported to be 0.3%…
for Femoroacetabular Impingement
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is the result of abnormal contact between the proximal femur and the acetabular rim. Abnormalities can be identified on either the femoral or acetabular side but are…
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is the standard of care for symptomatic degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the hip that is unresponsive to nonoperative treatment. Cementless THA has demonstrated excellent mid-…
Arthroscopy
Hip arthroscopy is a minimally invasive technique to address a variety of painful hip conditions in the athletic and prearthritic population. A surge in technologic development since the mid-1990s has…
Hip Dislocation (Femoroacetabular Impingement)
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of hip pain and hip osteoarthritis in the young adult.5 FAI is a dynamic pathologic condition that occurs when an abnormally shaped femoral…
Total Hip Arthroplasty with Femoral Bone Loss: Impaction Allografting
One of the significant challenges in hip revision surgery is the absence of satisfactory proximal femoral bone stock. Restoration of the structural integrity of the proximal femur is paramount to…
Total Knee Arthroplasty with Removal of Well-fixed Components
Estimates indicate that by the year 2030, the volume of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases will increase to 3,480,000 and the number of revision procedures is expected to rise…
