CEMENT PENETRATION IN HIP RESURFACING ARTHROPLASTY: FEMORAL COMPONENT DESIGN AND CEMENTATION TECHNIQUE PE Beaulé*, W. Matar*, P. Poitras*, K. Smit* and O. May§ *University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada §Université de Lille 2, Lille, Nord, France PURPOSE: Retrieval analyses of failed metal on metal hip resurfacings have shown variability in cement penetration and mantle. Multiple…
Continue reading →Current status of uncemented femoral components in hip resurfacing Updated January 10, 2010 Midlands Orthpaedics p.a. Thomas P. Gross, M.D. Current status of uncemented femoral components in hip resurfacing. January, 2010 Uncemented femoral components for metal on metal total hip resurfacing have shown excellent results during the initial 3 years that I have been using…
Continue reading →Updated September 2008 Thomas P. Gross, MD1 and Fei Liu, PhD1 Link http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/90/Supplement_3/32 1 Midlands Orthopaedics, 1910 Blanding Street, Columbia, SC 29201 Background: Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing with hybrid fixation has been introduced as an alternative to standard total hip arthroplasty, especially for young and active patients. There are few studies in the literature on the…
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