Long-term results with the uncemented thrust plate prosthesis (TPP).

Acta Orthop Belg

Orthopedic Department, Kantonspital, Chur, Switzerland.

Published: March 1994

The long-term clinical results of a novel concept for total joint replacement called the Thrust Plate Prosthesis (TPP) are presented. Only a restricted number of patients were provided with this new prosthesis (115 at the Orthopedic Department, Canton Hospital, Chur, and 47 at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Zurich). All patients have undergone clinical and radiological follow-up covering a period from 1980 to 1991. The basic feature of the Thrust Plate Prosthesis is the direct load transfer to the medial cortical bone of the femoral neck, and this has been unchanged since 1978. Titanium alloy has been used since 1986. The good clinical and radiological results are confirmed by a histological examination of an 8-year-old implant: In the crucial area of load transfer newly formed bone can be seen in direct contact with the thrust plate without fibrous tissue in between. The clinical results and histological findings have confirmed the validity of the biomechanical principle of the TPP. The TPP is therefore to be considered a true alternative to the conventional hip prosthesis. In contrast to the conventional intramedullary anchored stem prosthesis the TPP requires the removal of a minimum amount of bone stock, which is certainly important in young patients.

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