Hip Arthroplasty
S Venkat is a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon based in the UK. He graduated from Stanley Medical College, Madras in 1975 and immigrated to the UK in 1979. After basic surgical training in the UK he branched out to Trauma and Orthopaedics. Dr. S. Venkat had his higher surgical speciality training in Trauma and Orthopaedics in London, Cambridge, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Norwich. He worked as a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon in the UK before returning to India in 1991. From 1991 to 2003 he had been an active academician and successful trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon in India based at Coimbatore. He organized annual international conference under the brand name of Orthocon since 1990 which has become one of the most successful privately run orthopaedic conference in India. Orthocon is still being conducted on regular basis. He was the editor and publisher of Orthopaedic Update (India) an international journal on trauma and orthopaedics. He was the Managing Director of the United Hospital, an exclusive Trauma and Orthopaedic center in Coimbatore. He returned to the UK in 2003 and worked as Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, the home of Birmingham Hip Resurfacing. At present he is working as a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at Countess of Chester Hospital, Chester near Liverpool.5
Sam S Morgan
Figs 1.21 to 1.24: Femoral neck osteotomy based on both the intraoperative radiographic measurements and the intraoperative anatomic landmarks
Figs 1.43 to 1.45: Broaching of the proximal femur with sequentially larger broaches until a reasonably snug fit occurs
Fig. 1.50: Insertion of the femoral canal plug. It should reside in the femoral canal approximately 2 cm distal to where the end of the stem will sit
Fig. 1.51: Cement mix. Consider using vacuum mixing technique to enhance cement consistency and reduce overall cement porosity
Figs 1.52 and 1.53: Use a cement gun to insert the cement when it reaches a “doughy” state and no longer adheres to the surgical gloves