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THA: Cement injection technique reduces embolic events compared to conventional methods

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May 2013

THA: Cement injection technique reduces embolic events compared to conventional methods

Vol: 2| Issue: 4| Number:182| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Secondary cement injection technique reduces pulmonary embolism in total hip arthroplasty

Int Orthop. 2012 Aug;36(8):1575-81. Epub 2012 Apr 15

Contributing Authors:
F Schmidutz T Dull O Voges T Grupp P Muller V Jansson

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30 patients undergoing THA were randomized to a conventional cemented THA or a secondary cement procedure using a cement injection stem to determine the effect of the novel technique on embolic events. The results from transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) from six predetermined measurement points during the surgical procedure indicated that the incidence and severity of embolic events was great...

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