Variation in femoral anteversion in patients requiring total hip replacement.

Background: Optimal implant alignment is important for total hip replacement (THR) longevity. Femoral stem anteversion is influenced by the native femoral anteversion. Knowing a patient's femoral morphology is therefore important when planning optimal THR alignment.

Distribution of chromium and cobalt ions in various blood fractions after resurfacing hip arthroplasty.

The most appropriate blood fraction for the measurement of metal ions in patients with metal-on-metal implants is controversial. We compared chromium (Cr) and cobalt (Co) ion levels in 29 patients after unilateral hip resurfacing with a size 54-mm femoral Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis (Smith and Nephew, London, UK). All had well-functioning arthroplasties between 5 and 59 months after implantation.