Simple trapeziectomy for thumb basal joint arthrosis. Forty-four thumbs re-reviewed after 7.5 years.

Background: Due to favorable results in the literature we changed our standard procedure in 2010 from trapeziectomy with LRTI to simple trapeziectomy for thumb basal joint arthrosis. A review of 49 operated hands after two years showed good results, similar to those we had obtained after LRTI.

Objective: We have now re-reviewed these patients to see if the good results persist over time.

Small and similar amounts of micromotion in an anatomical stem and a customized cementless femoral stem in regular-shaped femurs. A 5-year follow-up randomized RSA study.

Background And Purpose: High primary stability is important for long-term survival of uncemented femoral stems. Different stem designs are currently in use. The ABG-I is a well-documented anatomical stem with a press-fit design.

Periprosthetic bone loss after insertion of an uncemented, customized femoral stem and an uncemented anatomical stem. A randomized DXA study with 5-year follow-up.

Background And Purpose: Customized femoral stems are designed to have a perfect fit and fill in the femur in order to achieve physiological load transfer and minimize stress shielding. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is regarded as an accurate method for detection of small alterations in bone mineral density (BMD) around hip prostheses. We present medium-term DXA results from a randomized study comparing a customized and an anatomical femoral stem.