Hip Replacement
Tapered Titanium Stems
Mar,15,2008 08:41 Filed in: Hip | Hip
Replacement
We've been
using tapered titanium stems for total hip
replacements for many years now. They fit into the
thigh bone and require no cement. The bone grows into
the roughened surface plasma sprayed onto the
titanium to make the new part literally part of the
natural bone. I recently wrote a short monograph,
along with some other well know physicians, that was
published in one of the orthopaedic trade journals.
If you would like some more information, here is
the
link. My
article is on pages 7-8.
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Anterior Hip Replacement
Our
anterior hip project continues to progress well. We
are able to perform the hip replacement without using
special tables or x-ray machines, which makes it
quicker and easier to set up. There is also less
uncertainty about the placement of the components
when I can see them directly. Patients appear to have
little to no pain, although, I'll have to collect
more data to know for sure. Certainly, they are
recovering their function and ability to walk very
rapidly.