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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