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Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem: First Cases

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A 77-year-old female with severe osteoporosis and a contraindication for cement received Advita’s Alteon Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem through a tableless anterior approach. In this complex primary case a 54mm Novation CrownCup, 25mm Alteon Bone Screw, 36mm neutral Connexion GXL liner, and +0mm BIOLOXdelta head accompanied the 20x195mm Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem implant. Intraoperatively, the final implant achieved axial stability at a level 1mm proud of the location predicted by the stem trial. •


Michael Kang, MD
Insall-Scott-Kelly Institute for
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

A 66-year-old male with an infected primary hip implant received Advita’s Alteon Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem through the posterior approach as a part of a two-stage revision. In this case a 62mm multi-hole InteGripR shell, two Alteon Bone Screws, a 36mm lipped Connexion GXL liner and a -3.5mm cobalt chrome femoral head accompanied the 24x195mm Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem implant. •

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Lenox Hill Hospital

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