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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 87-B, Issue 9 | Pages 1216 - 1219
1 Sep 2005
Hogan N Azhar A Brady O

We have evaluated the effect of vacuum aspiration of the iliac wing on the osseointegration of cement into the acetabulum. We entered a total of 40 patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty into two consecutive study groups. Group 1 underwent acetabular cement pressurisation for 60 seconds before insertion of the acetabular component. Group 2 had the same pressurisation with simultaneous vacuum suction of the ilium using an iliac-wing aspirator. Standard post-operative radiographs were reviewed blindly to assess the penetration of cement into the iliac wing. Penetration was significantly greater in the group with aspiration of the iliac wing.