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SUBMITTER: Kawalkar AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7649106 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Arthroplasty today 20201104 4
Revision of a failed acetabular component in the presence of an intact femoral prosthesis comprises approximately 20% of revision total hip replacements performed by the senior author. During this procedure, the femoral trunnion is at risk of damage because of scratching from retractors, reamers, or other instruments. Scratching can result in mechanically assisted crevice corrosion or adverse local-tissue reaction or trunnionosis leading to implant failure. We have used a variety of techniques f ...[more]