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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 78:794 (1996)
© 1996 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

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M. D. Northmore-Ball, M.A., M.B., B.Chir., F.R.C.S., C.I.Mech. E., José A. Rodriguez, M.D., Olga L. Huk, M.D., Paul M. Pellicci, M.D. and Philip D. Wilson, Jr., M.D.

TO THE EDITOR:

I read "Autogenous Bone Grafts from the Femoral Head for the Treatment of Acetabular Deficiency in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty with Cement. Long-Term Results" (77-A: 1227-1233, Aug. 1995), by Rodriguez et al., with considerable interest. I also have had a number of patients who have had a good result after this procedure, but I have been concerned about whether the sockets might collapse catastrophically as reported by Mulroy and Harris3.

Rodriguez et al. attributed their improved results to a mean 27 per cent coverage of the socket by graft, as opposed to the mean 40 per cent coverage of . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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