title: Total hip arthroplasty. Clinical perspective.
abstract: The orthopedic surgeon performing total hip arthroplasty (THA) today has many choices in the selection of the implant and mode of fixation. The clinical perspective, obtained from the available literature, is presented to facilitate these decisions by reviewing results of cemented and cementless primary and revision THA.
authors.affiliation: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Callaghan
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation