No significant difference in 10-yr migration between high & low viscosity cement in THA .
Palacos compared to Palamed bone cement in total hip replacement: a randomized controlled trial
Acta Orthop. 2016 Oct;87(5):473-839 patients scheduled for cemented total hip arthroplasty were randomized to receive either low viscosity bone cement or high viscosity bone cement. The purpose of this study was to compare femoral component migration via radiostereometric analysis (RSA) over a 10-year follow-up. The results of this study demonstrated no significant differences between groups in femoral component translation or rotation over the follow-up.
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