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01.04.2009 | Original Article
Changes in periprosthetic bone remodelling after redesigning an anatomic cementless stem
verfasst von:
Juan J. Panisello, Vicente Canales, Luis Herrero, Antonio Herrera, Jesús Mateo, María J. Caballero
Erschienen in:
International Orthopaedics
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Ausgabe 2/2009
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Abstract
The aim of this prospective cohort study was to determine the densitometric relevance of minor design modifications of a cementless stem designed to improve proximal load transfer. We used a prospective cohort study with densitometric analysis over a five-year period of two groups of patients with primary osteoarthritis. The first group, 56 hips, received the first version of the ABG stem (ABG-I); the second group, 54 hips, had the ABG-II stem. The results obtained with the ABG-I stem showed a decrease of bone density in proximal areas that ranged from 13% to 37%. However, the new design had a decrease of the same areas that ranged from 9% to 23%. These differences were noted at the end of the first post-operative year and remained stable, except in zone 7, where they were progressive. There is little evidence that the modified stem reduces femoral bone density loss.