Acetabular Revision in Hip Resurfacing by Thomas Gross MD 1/9/2015
If an HRA has failed, I try to solve the problem by revising only the acetabular component whenever possible because HRA are functionally better than THR. If only the acetabular component is revised, the patient still has a HRA. If the femoral component is revised, the patient now has a THA.
Currently revising only the acetabular component with a metal/metal (M/M) articulation is only … Read the rest