A prospective study of hip revision surgery using the Exeter long-stem prosthesis: function, subsidence, and complications for 57 patients

Abstract Background The long-stem Exeter femoral component is commonly used in revision hip surgery. Subsidence of the femoral stem in primary hip arthroplasty has been studied extensively, but much less is known about its significance in revision surgery. This prospective study examined the relatio...

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Main Authors: K. Randhawa, F. S. Hossain, B. Smith, Cyril Mauffrey, T. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2009-10-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10195-009-0068-0