PROSTHESIS  CURRENT TRENDS IN MODERN HIP SURGERY TRENDS AND REAL INNOVATIONS IN THE 1° IMPLANT 

Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica 2006 August;57(4):211-5

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language: Italian

Minimally invasive total hip arthroplasty

Savarese A., Pasquali F.

Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia Ospedale Civile di Manerbio, Brescia

After outlining current trends in minimally invasive techniques, the authors report their experience with 320 cases of minimally invasive total hip replacement. A CFP prosthetic stem (Link) and an elastic TOP socket were used throughout. The CFP stem permits a truly minimally invasive procedure in which the femoral head is resected, leaving the cervical stump intact. The surgical technique is described in detail and the preliminary clinical results are presented.