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. 1997 Sep;79(9):1381-90.
doi: 10.2106/00004623-199709000-00013.

Maintenance of proximal cortical bone with use of a less stiff femoral component in hemiarthroplasty of the hip without cement. An investigation in a canine model at six months and two years

T M Turner  1 , D R Sumner, R M Urban, R Igloria, J O Galante
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Maintenance of proximal cortical bone with use of a less stiff femoral component in hemiarthroplasty of the hip without cement. An investigation in a canine model at six months and two years

T M Turner et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

A canine model of hemiarthroplasty of the hip was used to determine if the use of a less stiff femoral stem can reduce the amount of bone loss induced by stress-shielding. Two types of stem were used: the stiffer stems were made of a titanium alloy, and the less stiff stems were composed of a cobalt-chromium-alloy core with an outer polymer layer. The stems were identical in shape, and both types were circumferentially coated along their entire length (except for the distal five millimeters) with commercially pure titanium fiber metal. Ten dogs with each type of stem were followed for six months, and twelve dogs with each type of stem were followed for two years. Loss of cortical bone from the proximal part of the femur was associated with both types of stem, but typically 50 per cent less bone was lost with the less stiff implants. Most of the cortical loss occurred at the subperiosteal surface. The amount of medullary bone adjacent to the proximal and distal aspects of both types of stem increased; the less stiff stems were associated with a greater increase in the proximal region, and the stiffer stems were associated with a greater increase in the distal region. Similarly, there were peaks in the amount of bone growth into the proximal and distal portions of both types of stem, with a greater peak in proximal bone growth into the less stiff stems and a greater peak in distal bone growth into the stiffer stems.

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