Transfemoral approach and cementless distally locked stem in total hip replacement failures

Clinical results and radiologic findings

Clinical results and radiologic findings after cementless implantation of PCA stems in total hip replacement

✍ V. Jansson; H. J. Refior 📂 Article 📅 1992 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 457 KB

The results of radiologic and clinical follow-up of 81 PCA (porous coated anatomie) hip joint prostheses implanted in our clinic between 1986 and 1988 are presented. One of the prostheses had to be explanted because of aseptic loosening after 2.5 years' implantation. Contrary to the fixation concept