Total hip arthroplasty with a collarless, tapered, fiber metal proximally coated femoral stem: minimum 5-year follow-up.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the midterm results, osteointegration potential, and implant-related complications of a cementless, collarless, proximally coated, distally tapered femoral hip prosthesis. The clinical and radiographic results for 129 hips in 116 patients after total hip arthroplasty with a Fiber Metal Taper (Zimmer, Inc ,Warsaw, Ind) femoral stem are reported. One hundred twenty-two (95%) hips were available for the minimum of 5 years clinical and radiographic follow-up. The mean duration of follow-up was 81 months (range, 60-104 months). The mean Harris hip score improved from 44 to 92 at the most recent follow-up. All femoral components were clinically stable with radiographic evidence of bone ingrowth. There has been no evidence of subsidence greater than 2 mm, no significant thigh pain, and no femoral revisions for any reason. Total hip arthroplasty with the Fiber Metal Taper stem demonstrates good clinical and radiographic results at midterm follow-up.
Klein
Gregg R
GR
Hartzband Joint Replacement Institute, Paramus, New Jersey 07652, USA.
Levine
Harlan B
HB
Nafash
Susan C
SC
Lamothe
Helena C
HC
Hartzband
Mark A
MA
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D008670:Metals