Cementless versus cemented total hip arthroplasty. A scientific controversy?
The controversy surrounding cementless versus cemented total hip arthroplasty cannot be resolved at this stage on a strictly scientific basis. Various aspects of this controversy are presented. The focus of some specific discussion sections include acrylic cement, component design of both the socket and the stem, and function and wear.
Wroblewski
B M
BM
Department of Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Centre for Hip Surgery, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom.
D001843:Bone Cements; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000453:epidemiology; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015996:Survival Rate; D009626:Terminology as Topic
D001843:Bone Cements