Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to K Bhavnani.
Severe bone loss resulting in pelvic discontinuity may result in <50% coverage of the socket by native bone. The goal in these cases is to bridge the gap by using bone grafts, methylmethacrylate, or both. The partial pelvis cup helps protect bone grafts during their incorporation and also provides a stable construct to the acetabulum for weight bearing.
A review of the method of performing, advantages, disadvantages of McMurray's displacement osteotomy with regard to treatment of nonunion of transcervical fracture neck femur with viable femoral head was carried out in this study of ten cases, in view of the abandonment of the procedure in favour of angulation osteotomy. Good results obtained in the series attest to the usefulness of McMurray's osteotomy in the difficult problem of nonunion of transcervical fracture neck femur in well selected cases with certain advantages over the angulation osteotomy due to the 'Armchair effect'.