Open AccessWhat Is the Risk of Revision Surgery in Hydroxyapatite-coated Femoral Hip Stems? Findings From a Large National Registry
Author(s) -
Maria C. Inacio,
Michelle Lorimer,
D C Davidson,
Richard N. de Steiger,
Peter L. Lewis,
Stephen E. Graves
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000513
Subject(s) - medicine , orthopedic surgery , surgery , hip surgery , sports medicine , dentistry , arthroplasty , physical therapy
Despite wide adoption of hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated femoral stems in THA, no studies have found differences in the risk of revision surgery with its use or investigated the interaction of different prosthesis designs with stem coating.