Do radiological findings around the Fitmore stem change over time? : radiolucency around the short hip stem disappears within a few years: a retrospective study

• Published in: Bone & joint open Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 20 - 28
• Main Authors: Fujii, Hideki, Hayama, Tetsuo, Abe, Toshiomi, Takahashi, Motoi, Amagami, Ayano, Matsushita, Yohei, Otani, Takuya, Saito, Mitsuru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Arthroplasty; atrophy; cortical hypertrophy; Hip; hip arthroplasty; hip disease; hips; orthopaedic surgeon; radiographs; radiolucency; radiolucent lines; Reverse Hybrid; short stem; t-test; total hip arthroplasty; visual analogue scale; visual analogue scale; Radiolucency; t-test; Hip Disease; hips; Radiographs; Cortical hypertrophy; atrophy; orthopaedic surgeon; hip arthroplasty; radiolucent lines; Short stem; Total hip arthroplasty

Although the short stem concept in hip arthroplasty procedure shows acceptable clinical performance, we sometimes get unexplainable radiological findings. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate changes of radiological findings up to three years postoperatively, and to assess any potenti...