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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 6/2015

01-06-2015 | CORR Insights

CORR Insights®: Increased Risk of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Associated With a Unique Cementless Stem Design

Author: Javad Parvizi, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 6/2015

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Uncemented THA is gaining popularity and has overtaken cemented THA worldwide. Uncemented THA is appealing because the majority of cases are performed with ease and without complication. However, periprosthetic fractures can occur around the femur. A periprosthetic fractures is much more likely to occur with stems that have “aggressive” proximal morphology. Watts and colleagues use an institutional database to evaluate the survivorship free of periprosthetic fractures of various stems, and observe that THA performed using the Proxi-Lock (PL) stem had a higher incidence of periprosthetic fractures. …
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Title
CORR Insights®: Increased Risk of Periprosthetic Femur Fractures Associated With a Unique Cementless Stem Design
Author
Javad Parvizi, MD
Publication date
01-06-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 6/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-4119-3

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