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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 91-B, Issue 5, 577-582.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B5.21621  
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Revision of the cemented femoral stem using a cement-in-cement technique

A FIVE- TO 15-YEAR REVIEW

W. W. Duncan, FRACS, Orthopaedic Surgeon1; M. J. W. Hubble, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2; J. R. Howell, FRCS(Tr & Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2; S. L. Whitehouse, PhD, Research Fellow/Biostatistician3; A. J. Timperley, DPhil(Oxon), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2; and G. A. Gie, FRCSEd(Orth), Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon2

1 Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, 2nd Floor, 270 Wakefield Street, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
2 Exeter Hip Unit, Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.
3 Orthopaedic Research Unit, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Queensland University of Technology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr M. J. W. Hubble; e-mail: matthewhubble{at}aol.com

The removal of well-fixed bone cement from the femoral canal during revision of a total hip replacement (THR) can be difficult and risks the loss of excessive bone stock and perforation or fracture of the femoral shaft. Retaining the cement mantle is attractive, yet the technique of cement-in-cement revision is not widely practised. We have used this procedure at our hospital since 1989. The stems were removed to gain a better exposure for acetabular revision, to alter version or leg length, or for component incompatibility.

We studied 136 hips in 134 patients and followed them up for a mean of eight years (5 to 15). A further revision was required in 35 hips (25.7%), for acetabular loosening in 26 (19.1%), sepsis in four, instability in three, femoral fracture in one and stem fracture in one. No femoral stem needed to be re-revised for aseptic loosening.

A cement-in-cement revision of the femoral stem is a reliable technique in the medium term. It also reduces the risk of perforation or fracture of the femoral shaft.






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Hip, Knee, Trauma, Upper limb, Foot & Ankle, Paediatrics, Oncology, Spine, Arthroplasty, General