Cementless short-stem total hip arthroplasty in the elderly patient - is it a safe option?: a prospective multicentre observational study

BACKGROUND: Due to its bone preserving philosophy, short-stem total hip arthroplasty (THA) has primarily been recommended for young and active patients. However, there may be benefits for elderly patients given a less invasive operative technique due to the short curved implant design. The purpose o...

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Autores principales: Gkagkalis, Georgios, Goetti, Patrick, Mai, Sabine, Meinecke, Ingmar, Helmy, Näder, Bosson, Dominique, Kutzner, Karl Philipp
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6472082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30995903
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1123-1

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