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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

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From: Enhancing biology and providing structural support for acetabular reconstruction in single-stage revision for infection

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a Preoperative X-ray for a 62-year-old patient with infected hip spacer and acetabular defect grade IIIA. b Intraoperative photo showing insertion of 15-mm TMA that covers the superior acetabular defect. AB-loaded graft is impacted into the medial acetabular defect. c All-polyethylene cup is cemented into position and supported by the superior metal augment. d An X-ray 6 months postoperatively shows the cup position and bone graft. The cup is 5 mm above the hip anatomic center of rotation. e Follow up X-ray after 2 years shows maturation of the impaction graft, stable cup with no radiolucent lines, and well-integrated TMA

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