The Effect of a Distal Centralizer on Cemented Femoral Stems in Arthroplasty Shown on Radiographs and SPECT/CT: A Case Report.

Wouter Beel Bernd Klaeser Fabian Kalberer Christoph Meier Peter Wahl

Published in: JBJS case connector (2021)

In HA, the stem's tip may cause overload on the bone's cortex if the cement mantle is incomplete. Implanting a stem with centralizer avoids or cures this.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
total knee arthroplasty
computed tomography
bone mineral density
total hip
soft tissue
bone loss
bone regeneration