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Primary stability in total hip replacement

Schmitz, Paul ; Gueorguiev, Boyko ; Zderic, Ivan ; Pfeifer, Christian ; Nerlich, Michael ; Grechenig, Stephan



Abstract

Background:In total hip replacement (THR), it is essential to achieve a primary stability to guarantee good long-term results. A novel locking screw hip (LSH)-stem, anchored to the medial cortex of the proximal femur by 5 monocortical locking screws, was developed to overcome the shortcomings of uncemented press-fit and cemented straight stems while simultaneously achieving primary stability. The ...

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