Results of a cemented titanium alloy straight femoral shaft prosthesis after 10 years of follow-up.
Two-hundred fifty implantations of a cemented femoral stem made of titanium alloy in 239 patients were followed for 9.7 years (range 8.7-10.3 years). Eighty-nine patients with 93 hips have died and two could not be located. Five hips have been revised, two for infection, one for aseptic loosening and two during revision of the cup. Three stems showed radiological loosening but have not been revised. The average hip score was 85. The results are encouraging and comparable to other cemented femoral stems.
Eingartner
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BG Trauma Center, University of Tübingen, Germany. christoph.eingartner@uni-tuebingen.de
Volkmann
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Winter
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Maurer
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Ihm
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Weller
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Weise
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000497:Alloys; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D001843:Bone Cements; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D015996:Survival Rate; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000497:Alloys; D001843:Bone Cements; D014025:Titanium