Prospective evaluation of clinical and radiographic 10-year results of Fitmore short-stem total hip arthroplasty.

Background: Short stems were introduced into total hip arthroplasty (THA) to preserve bone stock, to transmit more load to the proximal femur, and to enable minimal invasive approaches. This study is the first long-term study (with a follow-up of 10 years) of the survival as well as the clinical and radiographic outcomes of the Fitmore hip stem, a short curved uncemented stem.

Methods: In total, 123 Fitmore hip stems were prospectively evaluated.

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

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 arthroplasties were performed between 2008 and 2010 using the Fitmore hip stem.

An excellent 5-year survival rate despite a high incidence of distal femoral cortical hypertrophy in a short hip stem.

Background: Although reported results on short stems sound very promising, the occurrence of distal femoral cortical hypertrophy is often observed. The aim of the present study was to report 5-year survival data of a commercially available trochanter sparing short stem and investigate the clinical impact of distal femoral cortical hypertrophy on the outcome.

Methods: 123 total hip arthroplasties were performed on 120 patients from April 2008 to May 2010 (mean age 62, range 29-89 years; 71 hips from male patients, 58%).

Prospective clinical and radiostereometric analysis of the Fitmore short-stem total hip arthroplasty.

Introduction: Uncemented short, curved femoral stems may help save proximal bone stock during total hip arthroplasty (THA) and facilitate insertion in minimal invasive surgery. The aim of this 2 year, prospective, single-center study was to examine the stability and migration of the Fitmore (®) stem in THA using model-based radiostereometric analysis (RSA), and thus predict the implant's long-term survival. In addition, we evaluated the stem's clinical performance using standard clinical measures.

Impact of preoperative right-ventricular function and platelet transfusion on outcome after lung transplantation.

Objective: Lung transplantation has become an established treatment option for end-stage pulmonary diseases. However, outcome depends on preoperative condition and co-morbidity. Furthermore, perioperative blood-product use is known to be associated with worse outcome even in transplant surgery.