Mr Rob Sharp - Orthopaedic Surgeon

Impaction Bone Grafting

This is a technique pioneered in Exeter and Nijmegen to restore bone stock at revision hip surgery. Femoral head bone from the bone bank is ground into small pieces using a bone mill. This is then impacted into either the socket of the hip joint or down the femoral shaft using special instruments. The new joint components are then cemented into the impacted bone. Host bone grows into, and replaces this bone over time thereby restoring bone stock.

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