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Shaft fissures due to implantation of cementless total endoprostheses of the hip joint

✍ Scribed by S. Jantsch; M. Leixnering; W. Schwägerl; H. Hackl

Publisher
Springer
Year
1988
Tongue
English
Weight
642 KB
Volume
107
Category
Article
ISSN
1434-3916

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✦ Synopsis

Since 1982, at the Orthopedic Department of the Pulmologic Center of the City of Vienna we have used the Zweymiiller shaft system and the pyramidal threaded socket by Schwagerl when implanting cementless hip endoprostheses Some patients repeatedly complained about pains in the shaft region within the first postoperative months, though these complaints could not be explained clinically or radiographically On 15 human cadavers we implanted a total of 20 Zweymiiller shafts and examined the femurs for ruptures of the shaft Our special interest

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