Simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty with a cementless femoral stem.

Robert M. Mihalich, Stephen J. Incavo, John Martell, Kathryn Coughlin, Bruce Beynnon

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Abstract

Simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an increasingly common procedure. Although use of a cementless stem can eliminate cement complications, some surgeons limit application of cementless THA because of concerns about early implant loosening. In this article, we report on 30 cementless THA cases (15 patients) followed up for a minimum of 2 years (range, 26-50 months). Despite 73% of femoral bone being type B or type C, all stems showed stable bone ingrowth fixation and no evidence of subsidence. Polyethylene wear rates (left, 0.154 mm/y; right, 0.114 mm/y) did not differ significantly. The excellent clinical results obtained with simultaneous bilateral cementless THA are comparable with those obtained with unilateral THA.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)177-182
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.)
Volume34
Issue number4
StatePublished - Apr 2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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