The Use of Porous Titanium Coating and the Largest Possible Head Do Not Affect Early Cup Fixation

Background:. Cups are more frequently revised than stems after uncemented total hip arthroplasty, which warrants the development of cup surfaces that provide long-lasting, stable fixation. Large heads have become popular with the aim of reducing dislocation rates, but they generate greater frictiona...

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Main Authors: Georgios Tsikandylakis, MD, Kristian R.L. Mortensen, BSc, MSc, Kirill Gromov, MD, PhD, Anders Troelsen, MD, PhD, Henrik Malchau, MD, PhD, Maziar Mohaddes, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-12-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00107