Maintenance of bone mineral density after implantation of a femoral neck hip prosthesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stress shielding of the proximal femur has been observed in a number of conventional cementless implants used in total hip arthroplasty. Short femoral-neck implants are claiming less interference with the biomechanics of the proximal...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zurstegge Matthias, Rokahr Christoph, Decking Ralf, Simon Ulrich, Decking Jens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/9/17