Predictors of Early Stem Loosening after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case-Control Study

Purpose. To evaluate the influence of patient characteristics on stem loosening after cemented or uncemented total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a matched case-control study. Methods. Consecutive records of 4372 cemented (716 cases and 3656 controls) and 809 uncemented (115 cases and 694 controls) pr...

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Main Authors: Markus Melloh, Stefan Eggli, Andre Busato, Christoph Roder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901101900301