title: Eight- to ten-year results of a variable geometry stem.
abstract: This prospective study was conducted on 108 consecutive implantations straight, cementless, taper-designed stem with variable lateral flare (Pegasus; DePuy, Warsaw, Indiana) at an 8- to 10-year follow-up; DEXA scanning was performed at 3 and 12 months on a second cohort of 40 patients. The mean Harris hip score was 94.2, and no revision was performed. Measurable subsidence of the stem was found in three (2.8%) patients; the subsidence was always measured within the first year of follow-up, and did not progress at the subsequent controls. Bone mineral density decreased at 1 year, 15.1% in zone 1 and 3.4% in zone 7. Uncemented stems with a taper design, which provide a high metaphyseal fit and a low diaphyseal fit, lead to comparable and reproducible long-term results independently from other design characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Trauma, Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallinaro
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Massè
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Carlo Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buratti
authors.forename: Frediano
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boggio
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Piana
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D016896:Treatment Outcome