Prospective 5-year study with 96 short curved Fitmore™ hip stems shows a high incidence of cortical hypertrophy with no clinical relevance

Abstract Background An increased occurrence of cortical hypertrophy (CH) was observed 1–2 years after implanting short curved Fitmore hip stems. There are no published data about either the clinical relevance or the progression of CH over the long term. Methods Ninety-six primary total hip arthropla...

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Published in:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Main Authors: Caroline Thalmann, Patricia Kempter, Karl Stoffel, Thea Ziswiler, Arno Frigg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Subjects:
Cortical hypertrophy
Long term
Short stem
Fitmore
Clinical relevance
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1174-1

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