The Elite-Plus stem migrates more than the flanged Charnley stem: A clinical, radiographic, and radiostereometric analysis of 114 patients with an average of 7 years follow-up

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-285

  Von Schewelov, Thord ^a   Sanzén, Lennart ^a   Besjakov, Jack ^a   Carlsson, Åke ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HIP PROSTHESIS; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STEREOMETRY; SURVIVAL TIME; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CEMENTATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIP JOINT; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, HIP; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; REOPERATION;

EID: 77952871322     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17453674.2010.480937     Document Type: Article

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