During revision of the femoral component in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), some bone loss from the distal femur is nearly inevitable when the femoral component is removed. Distal femoral bone…
Bone loss and indications for the use of metallic augments in revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA) usually are guided by classification of the bony defect and the intraoperative findings. Probably…
Proximal femur replacement is a salvage limb-sparing surgery for nononcologic and oncologic indications that in the past used to be treated with a major amputation. The magnitude of complexity of…
Valgus osteotomy of the proximal femur can be performed for a number of different conditions including (among others) congenital or acquired coxa vara, fracture nonunion, avascular necrosis (AVN), or Legg-Calvé-Perthes…
Hip reimplantation refers to the insertion of another prosthesis after removal of the original, infected prosthesis. This may be performed as a single- or two-staged procedure, using either cemented or…
Although the term sports hernia is commonly used in the media, athletic pubalgia is a more appropriate term to describe the constellation of injuries causing chronic groin pain in athletes….
The loss of acetabular bone stock remains a major challenge in revision hip surgery. The three main causes of acetabular bone loss encountered in revision hip surgery are aseptic loosening…
Surgical dislocation of the hip can be done safely to treat a number of conditions, including femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), labral tears, chondral injuries, reduction of femoral neck fractures, femoral head,…
Periprosthetic fractures about a total hip arthroplasty are fractures which occur in the femur or acetabulum adjacent to either the femoral or acetabular component, respectively. These fractures can occur intraoperatively…
Obtaining adequate anterior exposure of the knee can be difficult using standard approaches during revision total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The options available for dealing with difficult exposure include quadriceps snip…
