Negative pressure suction technique for bone cement introduction into the delivery syringe. A technical note
Leijssen, P.; Thienpont, E.
Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 75(4): 543-545
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6462 PMID: 19774824 Document Number: 633527
The authors present in this brief note a technique to facilitate the introduction of high viscosity bone cement into a cement syringe for retrograde high pressure cementing during total hip or revision knee arthroplasty. The nozzle part of the syringe is connected to the suction device used intra-operatively, to achieve a negative pressure in the syringe. Introduction of the cement into the syringe is thus greatly facilitated, which saves time during the curing process.