Improving BioMedtrix Universal Hip Techniques and Outcomes: Intra-Op Imaging of Bone Preparation

Open to ACVS and ECVS Diplomates and residents

The objectives of this laboratory are to demonstrate and teach:
(1) How to establish and confirm appropriate pre-op pelvis positioning in the sagittal plane and review effects of parallax;
(2) Imaging techniques to improve acetabular bone preparation and BioMedtrix BFX cup implant sizing, position and adjustment as needed;
(3) Imaging techniques to improve co-axial femoral bone preparation, avoidance of intra-op femur fissuring and fracture and BioMedtrix BFX femoral stem size selection, depth of insertion and orientation; and.
(4) 4th generation femoral stem cement techniques including pulsatile femoral canal lavage, use of canal restrictor plugs, stem centralizers, closed vacuum mixing systems, and pressurized cement injection to reduce the time and stress/anxiety associated with bone cement and improve BioMedtrix CFX stem outcomes

Each attendee, working in pairs, will have an opportunity to position the cadaver/pelvis, approach one hip and prepare and implant one acetabular cup, one non-augmented BFX cementless stem and, upon removal, one CFX cemented stem prior to the lunch break. Following the lunch, the other member of the group will repeat the same process on the contralateral hip.

Note: This is not a lab to teach a surgical approach to the hip or basic Universal THR techniques. Attendees are assumed to have prior THR exposure/experience and are looking to avoid/reduce intra-operative complications, improve the consistency of their outcomes, and minimize major postoperative complications.

This laboratory includes the use of cadavers.