A neck-sparing short stem shows significantly lower blood loss in total hip arthroplasty compared to a neck-resecting short stem

Abstract Short stems are associated with a significantly lower blood loss (BL) compared to straight stems in total hip arthroplasty (THA). Different types of stems differ in design, fixation and level of femoral neck osteotomy. Therefore, we sought to evaluate the difference regarding the perioperat...

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Main Authors: Christian Stadler, Bernhard Schauer, Katja Brabec, Clemens Schopper, Tobias Gotterbarm, Matthias Luger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47008-9