文摘
An accelerated sequential proximal femoral bone loss model was used to measure the initial stability of three noncemented femoral stem designs: fully porous-coated, proximally porous-coated, and dual-tapered, diaphyseal press-fit (N = 18). Only dual-tapered, diaphyseal press-fit stems remained stable with as much as 105 mm of bone loss, with average cyclic micromotion remaining below 25 ¦Ìm in ML and below 10 ¦Ìm in AP planes. In contrast, with proximally coated and fully coated stem designs with circular or oval cross-sections, 60 mm of bone loss, resulting in lower than 10 cm of diaphyseal bone contact length, led to gross instability, increasing average cyclic micromotions to greater than 100 ¦Ìm prior to failure. Therefore, the results provide support for using a dual-tapered stem in revision cases with proximal bone loss.