Obtaining optimum screw placement for revision acetabular prostheses using the sciatic notch as reference

• Autori principali: Johan Francois van der Merwe (Autore), Lourens Jacobus Erasmus (Autore), Werner van der Merwe (Autore), Johan Arthur Ellis (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Background: The use of transacetabular screws aid greatly in attaining acetabular component stability during acetabular revision surgery. There are, however, definite risks involved when using this technique. Inserting screws in the posterior superior safe zone has been advocated as a way to do this...