Loosening and migration of Exeter THR

Cement migration after THR. A comparison of charnley elite and exeter femoral stems using RSA.

Studies using roentgen stereophotogrammetric analysis (RSA) have shown that the femoral components of cemented total hip replacements (THR) migrate distally relative to the bone, but it is not clear whether this occurs at the cement-implant or the cement-bone interface or within the cement mantle. Our aim was to determine where this migration occurred, since this has important implications for ...

Screw loosening and Migration after Dynesys Implantation

Due to the problems associated with rigid fixation, the concept of dynamic stabilization was introduced. Dynesys is one of the pedicle screw-based dynamic stabilization systems. In spite of the dynamic nature of Dynesys, there are concerns about the rigidity of the Dynesys system. We present a case of vertebral body split fracture after Dynesys implantation in a 74-year-old woman. She had under...

Ten-year RSA-measured migration of the Exeter femoral stem.

The Exeter femoral stem is a double-tapered highly polished collarless cemented implant with good long-term clinical results. In order to determine why the stem functions well we have undertaken a long-term radiostereometric analysis (RSA) study. A total of 20 patients undergoing primary Exeter total hip replacement for osteoarthritis using the Hardinge approach were recruited and followed with...

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Loosening of the patellar component and extra-articular and transcutaneous migration after TKA.

Replacement of the patella during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. Despite some attempts to establish guidelines for this procedure, there is still no consensus in the literature. When the patella is replaced, the patient is subjected to certain complications, including loosening of the component. The loosened patellar component most commonly migrates to the intra-articular ...