@corycalendinemd: The One Millimeter Secret Behind a Press-Fit Hip Replacement . Your new hip socket can be placed with no cement and no screws. The acetabular cup is the socket side of the joint. To seat it, we ream the bone to a precise diameter. Then an acetabular cup that is slightly larger is pressed into place with a mallet. No glue. No cement. No screws. The key is the cup surface - it's porous, built like a three dimensional lattice of metal. Over the first several weeks after surgery, your own bone grows into those microscopic nooks and crannies. The implant does not just sit in the socket, it becomes part of you (biological fixation) - now the most common way hips are fixed. . The catch is that the "squeeze" has to be exact. Too loose and the cup can move before bone ingrowth takes hold. Too tight and we risk fracturing the bone during impaction. That narrow margin is where surgical judgment and good bone quality matter most. For active patients with strong bone, press-fit fixation offers excellent long-term durability + preserves bone stock for any future surgery. When bone is thin or osteoporotic, we can add a screw or two for early stability, or choose a cemented approach instead. #orthopedicsurgery . SHARE your #hipreplacement experience & journey kyodai_seikei drpankajwalechaofficial

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