Good stability of a cementless, anatomically designed femoral stem in aging women: a 9-year RSA study of 32 patients

Background and purpose — We previously reported a transient, bone mineral density (BMD)-dependent early migration of anatomically designed hydroxyapatite-coated femoral stems with ceramic–ceramic bearing surfaces (ABG-II) in aging osteoarthritic women undergoing cementless total hip arthroplasty. To...

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Main Authors: Erik Aro, Jessica J Alm, Niko Moritz, Kimmo Mattila, Hannu T Aro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-09-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2018.1490985