AUTOGENOUS BONE BANKING IN A CONTRALATERAL TOTAL HIP-ARTHROPLASTY - ACASE-REPORT

The operative technique of autogenous bone banking of a femoral head f rom a symptomatic degenerative hip undergoing a primary total hip arth roplasty into an osseous deficiency of an asymptomatic, contralateral, loose acetabular component is described. The rationale for bone banki ng an autogenous femoral head versus the use of an allograft or iliac crest autograft at a later date is discussed.