Treatment of aseptic osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Historical aspects.

The treatment of aseptic osteonecrosis (ON) of the femoral head has been the subject of numerous therapeutic and surgical proposals due to the absence of medical treatment with proven efficacy. For many years, the goal of surgical treatment was to avoid total hip replacement (THR) with uncertain survival in patients considered too young (30-50 years) for this procedure. Numerous conservative treatments were thus proposed: core decompression with numerous variants, non-vascularized and vascularized bone grafts, intertrochanteric and rotational transtrochanteric osteotomies, cementing.

Techniques and outcomes of hip abductor reconstruction following tumor resection in adults.

The function of the abductor mechanism (AM) of the hip can be disturbed, or even compromised, following tumor resection in the hip area. The consequences are instability (limping, dislocation), pain and altered walking ability. Several reconstruction techniques can be used for the same AM sacrifice.

Techniques for filling tibiofemoral bone defects during revision total knee arthroplasty.

There are a variety of options for filling defects during revision total knee arthroplasty: cement with or without screws, structural or morselized allograft, highly porous cones and sleeves, massive bone allograft or megaprostheses. Our goal is to describe the techniques for these procedures and their indications. Any necrotic bone, fibrous tissue or granulomas must be excised, and the bone freshened.

Ultrasound in Total Hip Replacement: Value of Anterior Acetabular Cup Visibility and Contact With the Iliopsoas Tendon.

Objectives: To assess visibility of the acetabular cup in total hip replacement and to determine the value of direct and indirect signs of iliopsoas impingement syndrome with ultrasound.

Methods: Ultrasound examinations were performed by a single operator in 17 patients with iliopsoas impingement syndrome and 48 control patients. Cup visibility, contact between the cup and psoas tendon, and the presence of indirect signs of iliopsoas impingement syndrome were investigated in all patients.