title: Incidence of thigh pain after uncemented total hip arthroplasty as a function of femoral stem size.
abstract: Two hundred seventy-one patients (297 primary total hip arthroplasties) were evaluated for thigh pain 2 years after surgery. All femoral components were identical in wedge-shaped geometry but differed in size. All components were radiographically stable. Regression analysis revealed the presence of thigh pain to be directly correlated to increasing stem size (P = .014, r = .857). An even more significant positive correlation to thigh pain was present for proximal and distal component moments of inertia for bending in the mediolateral plane. Femoral stem size has a significant effect on the incidence of thigh pain.
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, USA.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Vresilovic
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hozack
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Rothman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D013848:Thigh
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements