No effect of additional screw fixation of a cementless, all-polyethylene press-fit socket on migration, wear, and clinical outcome: A 6.5-year randomized radiostereometric analysis follow-up report

Background and purpose — Additional screw fixation of the all-polyethylene press-fit RM cup (Mathys) has no additional value for migration, in the first 2 years after surgery. However, the medium-term and long-term effects of screw fixation remain unclear. We therefore evaluated the influence of scr...

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Main Authors: Michiel J M Minten, Petra J C Heesterbeek, Maarten Spruit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1190244