The intramedullary alignment guides used in total knee replacement disrupt the intramedullary vessels, resulting in greater postoperative blood loss. The use of an autologous bone plug to seal the intramedullary femoral canal has been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative bleeding. The authors present a simple technique to create a bone plug from the anterior chamfer femoral cut to perfectly seal the intramedullary canal of the femur.

Femoral bone plug in total knee replacement

MURENA, LUIGI;RONGA, MARIO;CHERUBINO, PAOLO;SURACE, MICHELE FRANCESCO
2015-01-01

Abstract

The intramedullary alignment guides used in total knee replacement disrupt the intramedullary vessels, resulting in greater postoperative blood loss. The use of an autologous bone plug to seal the intramedullary femoral canal has been shown to be effective in reducing postoperative bleeding. The authors present a simple technique to create a bone plug from the anterior chamfer femoral cut to perfectly seal the intramedullary canal of the femur.
2015
http://www.healio.com/orthopedics/journals/ortho/2015-10-38-10/%7B897423ec-bb0b-4ba2-8cc5-635616fbf747%7D/femoral-bone-plug-in-total-knee-replacement.pdf
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Vulcano, E.; Regazzola, G. M. V.; Murena, Luigi; Ronga, Mario; Cherubino, Paolo; Surace, MICHELE FRANCESCO
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