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Does full or only proximal porous coating of femoral stem affect clinical outcomes?
March 2013
Does full or only proximal porous coating of femoral stem affect clinical outcomes?
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Proximally versus fully porous-coated femoral stems: a multicenter randomized trial
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Feb;468(2):424-32.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
388 patients with degenerative disease of the hip, scheduled to undergo primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA), were randomized to the femoral component of either a proximally or fully porous coated stem, with the acetabular component choice being at the discretion of the surgeon. At 2 year follow up, no clinically significant differences were found between two groups in clinical scores a...
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