| Title | Negative pressure suction technique for bone cement introduction into the delivery syringe. A technical note. | | Author(s) | Leijssen P, Thienpont E | | Institution | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Saint Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. | | Source | Acta Orthop Belg 2009 Aug; 75(4):543-5. | | Abstract | The authors present in this brief note a technique to facilitate the introduction of high viscosity bone cement into a cement syringe for retrograde high pressure cementing during total hip or revision knee arthroplasty. The nozzle part of the syringe is connected to the suction device used intra-operatively, to achieve a negative pressure in the syringe. Introduction of the cement into the syringe is thus greatly facilitated, which saves time during the curing process. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19774824 |
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