title: Periprosthetic bone density in uncemented femoral hip implants with proximal hydroxylapatite coating.
abstract: The short term results of a prospective dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) study of periprosthetic bone remodeling around titanium femoral stems proximally coated with hydroxyapatite are presented. Thirty patients underwent DEXA scanning on the 15th and 45th postoperative days, 12th, 18th postoperative month. DEXA showed global femoral periprosthetic remodeling during the first 18 postoperative months. However, no significant variation in bone mineral density occurred around the lateral metaphyseal regions, where cancellous bone is greatest.
authors.affiliation: University of Ferrara Medical School, Institute of Orthopaedics, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Massari
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bagni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Biscione
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Traina
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D015519:Bone Density / Q000502:physiology; D016723:Bone Remodeling; D017886:Durapatite / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016348:Osseointegration; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite