Preliminary biomechanical study of different acetabular reinforcement devices for acetabular reconstruction.

Acetabular reinforcement devices (ARDs) are frequently used as load-sharing devices to allow allograft incorporation in revision hip arthroplasty with massive acetabular bone loss. The key to a successful reconstruction is robust fixation of the device to the host acetabulum. Interlocking fixation i...

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Main Authors: Ching-Lung Tai, Po-Yi Lee, Pang-Hsing Hsieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4370390?pdf=render