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ISOELASTIC UNCEMENTED HIP ARTHROPLASTY—EARLY EXPERIENCE
Author(s) -
Horne Geoffrey,
Berry Neville,
Collis David
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1987.tb01398.x
Subject(s) - medicine , total hip arthroplasty , hip arthroplasty , arthroplasty , surgery , general surgery
With the increasing failure rate with time of cemented total hip arthroplasty there is a growing interest in uncemented total joint replacement. This review of 88 isoelastic total hip arthroplasties, and 28 isoelastic hemiarthroplasties suggests that this implant gives results comparable with cemented total hip arthroplasty at a similar time. The isoelastic hip replacement system uses uncemented components that have been designed to closely approximate the biomechanical properties of the bone into which they are implanted. The surgical technique is demanding, and orthopaedic surgeons who anticipate using uncemented implants should receive thorough training before embarking on an implantation.