ACETABULAR RECONSTRUCTION IN PAPROSKY TYPE III DEFECTS.

Objectives: Severe pelvic deficiency presents a difficult problem in hip arthroplasty. Specifically, the goals are to restore the pelvic bone stock, place the acetabular component in the correct anatomical position, and optimize joint stability. Currently, many surgical techniques have been developed for prosthetic revision surgery for acetabular complex defects, but no consensus has been reached on the best treatment.

[A study on surgical dressings and the uses associated to them].

Objective: To identify the variability in the surgical dressing practices and to assess the factors of their use.

Method: A prospective study on surgical dressings was carried out. Data was collected on some post surgery patients who, once outside the operating room in a general hospital, they were still wearing a surgical dressing.