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The 30 ml cement test

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We describe a simple and reliable test which can be used while performing hip arthroplasty as an indicator of the size and volume of the femoral canal to roughly estimate the volume of cement required to fill the femoral canal for cementing the femoral prosthesis.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, Waterford Regional Hospital, Waterford, Republic of Ireland

    Kirti Moholkar & Gerry McCoy

  2. 26 Hilton Crescent, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 9NQ, UK

    Kirti Moholkar

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  1. Kirti Moholkar
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Correspondence to Kirti Moholkar.

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Moholkar, K., McCoy, G. The 30 ml cement test. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 124, 429 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-004-0667-4

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