Comparison of two metaphyseal-fitting (short) femoral stems in primary total hip arthroplasty: study protocol for a prospective randomized clinical trial with additional biomechanical testing and finite element analysis

Abstract Background Total hip replacement has recently followed a progressive evolution towards principles of bone- and soft-tissue-sparing surgery. Regarding femoral implants, different stem designs have been developed as an alternative to conventional stems, and there is a renewed interest towards...

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Main Authors: I. Tatani, A. Panagopoulos, I. Diamantakos, G. Sakellaropoulos, Sp Pantelakis, P. Megas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-019-3445-x