Excellent Survivorship With the Use of Proximally Coated Tapered Cementless Stems for Total Hip Arthroplasty in Octogenarians

The use of total hip arthroplasty (THA) continues to grow partially because of the increasing life expectancy of the American population. Whether to use cemented or cementless femoral fixation options in older patients is often debated. The purpose of the present study was to compare the clinical an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: D. Alex Stroh BS, Michael G. Zywiel MD, Aaron J. Johnson MD, Michael A. Mont MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-05-01
Series:Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2151458511406267