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01-01-2017 | CORR Insights
CORR Insights®: Nonmodular Tapered Fluted Titanium Stems Osseointegrate Reliably at Short Term in Revision THAs
Author:
Marcus R. Streit, MSc, MD, PhD
Published in:
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Issue 1/2017
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Excerpt
Good medium-term results for cemented femoral revisions have been shown using third-generation cementing techniques [
11] and impaction allografting [
10]. As a result, cemented stem revisions remain a useful option for older, less-active patients with extensive metaphyseal and diaphyseal defects and cortical thinning, although others have suggested that cemented revisions are technically demanding, and poor results have also been reported with that approach [
2]. …