Fixation of the fully hydroxyapatite-coated Corail stem implanted due to femoral neck fracture: 38 patients followed for 2 years with RSA and DEXA.

Background: Today, dislocated femoral neck fractures are commonly treated with a cemented hip arthroplasty. However, cementing of the femoral component may lead to adverse effects and even death. Uncemented stems may lower these risks and hydroxyapatite (HA) coating may enhance integration, but prosthetic stability and clinical outcome in patients with osteoporotic bone have not been fully explored.

The Elite-Plus stem migrates more than the flanged Charnley stem.

Background And Purpose: The Charnley Elite-Plus stem was introduced in 1993 as a presumed improvement of the flanged Charnley stem. We started this study in 1996 to investigate the migratory pattern of the Elite-Plus stem.

Patients And Methods: We followed 114 patients with osteoarthritis and a primary total hip replacement with the Elite-Plus stem.

A clinical and radiostereometric study of the cemented PFC-sigma prosthesis: a 5-year study of 29 cases with a fixed bearing.

The press-fit condylar (PFC) cruciate-retaining total knee prosthesis is well documented in the literature. In 1997, a modification of the femoral component was introduced, and the prosthesis was renamed PFC-Sigma. The alteration may influence the migratory and rotational pattern of the tibial component and thus long-time survival rate.

Accuracy of radiographic and radiostereometric wear measurement of different hip prostheses: an experimental study.

Background: In vivo measurement of wear in the ball and socket articulation of total hip arthroplasties is of interest in the evaluation of both existing and new implants. Controversy reigns regarding the accuracy of different radiological measurement techniques and in particular how accuracy has been assessed.

Material And Methods: We assessed the accuracy of 2 radiostereometric (RSA) techniques for wear measurement and 3 standard radiographic techniques, namely Imagika (image analyzing software), Imagika corrected for head center displacement, and the Charnley Duo method.

Catastrophic failure of an uncemented acetabular component due to high wear and osteolysis: an analysis of 154 omnifit prostheses with mean 6-year follow-up.

Background: The purposes of this study were (1) to evaluate the wear pattern of the hydroxyapatite-coated "Dual Radius" Omnifit cup, (2) to investigate whether wear is correlated to any demographic or prosthesis-related factors, and (3) to describe micromotion of both the cup and the stem.

Patients And Methods: 154 hips were implanted between 1990 and 1996 and followed for an average of 6 years. Wear was measured according to the "Charnley-duo" method and, in 79 hips, with radiostereometry IRSA).