Surface Hippy A Patient to Patient Guide to Hip Resurfacing

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A Patient to Patient Guide To Hip Resurfacing

Radiation Therapy to Prevent Heterotopic Bone Formation

by Dr. Balasubramanian

The Hip Resurfacing Center Coimbatore, India
From: "kaushikswathi"
To: <surfacehippy@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 2:50 AM
Subject: [surfacehippy] Radiation Therapy To Prevent Heterotopic Bone Formation

 Hi all

 The radiation therapy is used by some surgeons to prevent
 heterotropic bone formation following total hip replacement. In
 cemented total hip replacement this does not cause much problem.
 However in Hip Resurfacing (Acetabular side) and uncemented total
 Hip Replacement the fixation of prosthesis is by the natural bone
 growing on the prosthesis. When radiation is used this natural bone
 growth is also affected which may lead to failure of fixation. The
 inventors of Birmingham hip resurfacing do not advise radiation. We
 follow this and we never had any heterotropic bone growth following
 hip resurfacing.

 Dr. G. Balasubramanian
 India

 


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