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ArticleSkeletal radiology2015

Stabilisation of a loosened femoral gamma nail by percutaneous cement injection (cementoplasty): a new technique.

Giacomo Gallo, Amandine Caudal, Nicolas Bronsard, Olivier Hauger, Nicolas Amoretti

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Article in Skeletal radiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giacomo GalloService of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Archet 2, 151 route de Saint-Antoine-de-Ginestière, Nice, France.
Amandine Caudal
Nicolas Bronsard
Olivier Hauger
Nicolas Amoretti
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice · FRCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical repair of pertrochanteric and subtrochanteric fractures in the elderly is usually achieved using an endomedullary nail. Unfortunately, even today, some of the patients who undergo this intervention develop periprosthetic bone absorption over time that can lead to loosening of the prosthesis, resulting in pain, joint instability and the need for revision surgery. Surgical revision is hindered by potential complications related to patients' existing underlying medical conditions. It is often the case that these patients are weak and present comorbidities, which can lead to an absolute contraindication to surgery. An interesting alternative could be the stabilisation by percutaneous injection of cement (cementoplasty) in the periprosthetic space under CT and fluoroscopic guidance. In patients with absolute contraindication we performed percutaneous cementoplasty as treatment for femoral prosthesis loosening. Our procedure was technically a success following the end of the intervention period (follow-up: 6 months). The patient no longer experienced significant pain and showed stability of the prosthesis, as demonstrated by CT.

Indexed as

Arthroplasty, Replacement, HipBone CementsHip ProsthesisProsthesis FailureAged, 80 and overCementoplastyFemaleFemurFollow-Up StudiesHumansTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeBone Cements

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PMID26138339
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