Clinical and radiographic results with the Trilock femoral component--a wedge-fit porous ingrowth stem design.
Eighty-one cementless Trilock (Depuy, Warsaw, IN) femoral components were observed for 2 to 6 years. The following end points were examined:  revision (none), pain score less than 5 (six patients), and radiographic settling greater than 5 mm (three patients).  Four patients (5%) had thigh pain at follow-up.  No complete radiopaque lines could be identified around the porous surface of the femoral components.  By any standard, the wedge-fit tapered cementless femoral design is successful.  As the follow-up period lengthens, a survivorship analysis can be done to assess the long-term potential of the Trilock design.
Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography