U.S., Sept. 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07836608) titled 'Watson Extraction System for Femoral Stem Extraction' on Aug. 26.
Brief Summary: A revision total hip replacement surgery requires the surgeon to remove, or extract, the femoral stem (the rod that was placed into the thigh bone during your first hip replacement). A variety of tools and techniques can be used to do this. At The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) surgeons attempt to remove the stem using less invasive measures, such as osteotomes, a tool that separates the stem from the bone, but if it doesn't work, they may need to perform an extended trochanteric osteotomy (ETO). An ETO is more invasive and increases the risk of complications....