Tapered Titanium Porous Plasma Sprayed Femoral Component in Patients 40 Yrs and younger

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Tapered Titanium Porous Plasma Sprayed Femoral Component in Patients 40 Yrs and younger

By Joint Implant Surgeons FEATURING Keith Berend, MD

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December 22, 2008

Total hip arthroplasty performed in patients aged 40 and younger requires several decades of implant ...
read more ↘ use under increased activity demands. Implant longevity and stable fixation is necessary for 30 or more years. The current study investigates the longevity of the Mallory-Head Porous primary femoral stem in primary THA in patients aged 40 years and younger at the time of the THA. In young patients, this tapered titanium, proximally porous plasma-sprayed femoral component provides outstanding long-term fixation and function with significant pain relief into the second decade. Overall femoral stem survivorship is 98.2% at up to 18 years.
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