Do short-stemmed-prostheses induce periprosthetic fractures earlier than standard hip stems? A biomechanical ex-vivo study of two different stem designs

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 849-855

  Jakubowitz, Eike ^a   Seeger, Jörn B ^a   Lee, Christoph ^a   Heisel, Christian ^a   Kretzer, Jan P ^a   Thomsen, Marc N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Institute Springe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Biomechanics; Bone density; Fracture; Hip joint

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; WEIGHT BEARING;

BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FITTING; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 67349163665     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-008-0676-9     Document Type: Article

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