Three radiological methods are commonly used to assess the outcome of total hip replacement (THR). They aim to record the appearance of lucent areas and migration of the prosthesis in a reproducible manner. Two of them were designed to monitor the implant through time and one to grade the quality of cementing. We have measured the level of inter- and intraobserver agreement in all three systems...

Current practice in primary total hip replacement was investigated by postal survey in 125 university hospitals of the European Union (EU). Most hospitals (78.4%) use a hip register and implant cemented as well as uncemented stems (72.0%) and cups (68.8%). In Scandinavian & Anglo-Saxon countries, 42.9% of the departments implant cemented stems in all their patients, and 16.7% implant cemented c...

The purpose of this study was to investigate a suitable occlusal height for an implant prosthesis by examining the responses of the periodontal tissues around a natural antagonist. The subjects were three Japanese females with two posterior missing teeth restored by ITI system implants (Straumann). Two kinds of experimental implant prostheses were adjusted as follows; one was adjusted in heavy ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Charnley Elite-Plus stem was introduced in 1993 as a presumed improvement of the flanged Charnley stem. We started this study in 1996 to investigate the migratory pattern of the Elite-Plus stem. PATIENTS AND METHODS We followed 114 patients with osteoarthritis and a primary total hip replacement with the Elite-Plus stem. Mean age at the time of operation was 64 (50-...

For years, drilling engineers have been faced with the challenge of wells through naturally fractured reservoirs that are present around world. During drilling, pressure at bottomhole a well is frequently intentionally higher than formation pressure, which can result in loss mud surrounding rocks. cementing, even it during because cement slurry density mud. Therefore, if natural or induced frac...