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Short uncemented stems allow greater femoral flexibility and may reduce peri-prosthetic fracture risk: a dry bone and cadaveric study

BACKGROUND: Short femoral stems for uncemented total hip arthroplasty have been introduced as a safe alternative to traditional longer stem designs. However, there has been little biomechanical examination of the effects of stem length on complications of surgery. This study aims to examine the effe...

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Autores principales: Jones, Christopher, Aqil, Adeel, Clarke, Susannah, Cobb, Justin P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4559535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25701257
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10195-015-0343-1