Abstract
A radiographic analysis of 483 Charnley total hip arthroplasties performed from July 1970 to November 1975 demonstrated that 13% of the hips had lysis of the medial femoral neck. The findings suggest that the lysis of the medial femoral neck is significantly reduced if the femoral stem is oriented in a valgus or neutral position and with at least 5 mm of cement separating the stem of the prosthesis and the medial cortex of the femoral neck.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 208-212 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Clinical orthopaedics and related research |
Volume | No. 145 |
State | Published - Dec 1 1979 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine