Titanium modular stems in total hip arthroplasty due to developmental dysplasia: a registry comparison with single-taper implants.

Francesco CastagniniMonica CosentinoBarbara BordiniMaurizio MontaltiFederico BiondiCesare FaldiniFrancesco Traina

Published in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2022)

Modularity did not result in lower survival rates in dysplastic patients and may even reduce the rate of aseptic loosening in comparison to ST stems. The rate of implant breakage is not negligible. Younger males are not good candidates for titanium DT stems.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
total hip arthroplasty
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
clinical evaluation