Midterm Outcomes After Reconstruction of Superolateral Acetabular Defects Using Flying Buttress Porous Tantalum Augments During Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty

This study examines the clinical and radiographic outcomes of porous tantalum augments placed in the type I (flying buttress) configuration at two to 17-year follow-up in the largest cohort to-date in the literature.

Source: The Journal of Arthroplasty - March 19, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Adrian J. Cassar-Gheiti, Xin Y. Mei, Edem A. Afenu, Oleg A. Safir, Allan E. Gross, Paul R.T. Kuzyk Source Type: research