... in this setting was asymptomatic suggesting that despite osteolysis, loosening of the implant had not yet occurred. We have not modeled the screws, which are used to augment primary fixation. In the setting of osteolysis, the screws act as a conduit for PE debris thus they have little contact with bone...

... been suggested that periprosthetic fluid flow and high pressure may play an important role in osteolysis development in the proximity of these gaps. To explain this phenomenon, the concepts of “effective joint space” and “pumping stem” have been cited in many studies. However, there is no clear...

...Danny L. Levine; Mehul A. Dharia; Eik Siggelkow; Roy D. Crowninshield; Dale A. Degroff; Douglas H. Wentz Periacetabular osteolysis is a potentially difficult surgical challenge, which can often drive the choice of reconstruction methods used in revision hip replacement. For smaller defects...