EARLY FAILURE WITH BONELOC(R) BONE-CEMENT - 4 8 FEMORAL STEMS LOOSE WITHIN 3 YEARS/

Authors
Citation
S. Suominen, EARLY FAILURE WITH BONELOC(R) BONE-CEMENT - 4 8 FEMORAL STEMS LOOSE WITHIN 3 YEARS/, Acta orthopaedica Scandinavica, 66(1), 1995, pp. 13-13
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Orthopedics
ISSN journal
00016470
Volume
66
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
13 - 13
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6470(1995)66:1<13:EFWBB->2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
I performed 8 hybrid total hip replacement using Boneloc(R) bone cemen t. After 32 (28-36) months, 2 reoperations were performed for femoral component loosening and in another 2 cases, the femoral components wer e loose, as shown on radiographs. The cement was fragmented in the pro ximal femur and easily removed.