CEMENTED REVISION FOR ASEPTIC ACETABULAR LOOSENING - A REVIEW OF 387 HIPS

We reviewed the records and radiographs of 387 cemented revisions of a septic loose sockets after total hip replacement at a mean follow-up o f 5.5 years. The clinical results were satisfactory, but at the last r adiological assessment 38 sockets (9.8%) had continuous zone of demarc ation greater than 1 mm thick and another 35 (9%) showed migration. Po or acetabular bone stock had a profound influence on the outcome of re vision surgery, but the results of cemented revision were comparable t o those reported for cementless revision at similar mean follow-up.