Uncemented
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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